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TIRASPOL, TRANSNISTRIA / MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 1: A statue of Vladimir Lenin dominates the area in front of the building of the Transnistria Parliament, a 7-storey central structure connected to two 5-storey ones on either side on September 1, 2023 in Tiraspol, Moldova (Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic). Tiraspol is the capital of Transnistria situated on the eastern bank of the Dniester River. Republic Day is the main state holiday. Transnistria broke away from Moldova in 1990 and is unrecognised by the international community as an independent state. The de-facto administration of Transnistria is supported economically, diplomatically, and militarily by Russia, which is believed to have 1,500 soldiers stationed there. (Photo by Peter Dench/Getty Images)

TIRASPOL, TRANSNISTRIA / MOLDOVA - SEPTEMBER 1: A statue of Vladimir Lenin dominates the area in front of the building of the Transnistria Parliament, a 7-storey central structure connected to two 5-storey ones on either side on September 1, 2023 in Tiraspol, Moldova (Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic). Tiraspol is the capital of Transnistria situated on the eastern bank of the Dniester River. Republic Day is the main state holiday. Transnistria broke away from Moldova in 1990 and is unrecognised by the international community as an independent state. The de-facto administration of Transnistria is supported economically, diplomatically, and militarily by Russia, which is believed to have 1,500 soldiers stationed there. (Photo by Peter Dench/Getty Images)