What is Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region?

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the city on the Defender of the Fatherland Day in Tiraspol, Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria, February 23, 2023. REUTERS/Vladislav Bachev/File Photo

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CHISINAU (Reuters) -Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region asked Russia on Wednesday to help its economy withstand "pressure" from the Moldovan government, at a gathering of officials that the Chisinau administration dismissed as a propaganda event.