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The conflict over Transdniestria is a territorial dispute in which one of the parties (Transeniestria) seeks independence while the other (Moldova) aims to restore its full sovereignty and territorial integrity. For close to two decades, the situation has been stagnant: a ceasefire agreement signed in 1992 in Moscow between the Russian and Moldovan presidents at the time established a trilateral peacekeeping mission and a buffer zone along the Dniestr/Nistru River. Protected by these arrangements and an additional Russian military presence, Transdniestria has developed into a de-facto state of its own, albeit without international recognition and heavily dependent on Russia.