CROSS-BORDER ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE. SPECIFICS OF THE TRANSNISTRIAN SEGMENT OF THE BORDER OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
CROSS-BORDER ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE. SPECIFICS OF THE TRANSNISTRIAN SEGMENT OF THE BORDER OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Summary/Abstract: In the context of the war in Ukraine, cross-border organized crime is becoming an increasingly present phenomenon in the region, increasingly attracting the attention of national governments and international organizations, as well as the academic community and civil society. In the context of the new geopolitical realities, conditioned by the unjustified invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, cross-border organized crime is becoming one of the phenomena present in the region, including in the Republic of Moldova.Regarding organized crime using the Transnistrian segment of the Republic of Moldova border, the phenomenon of cross- border organized crime includes human trafficking (for prostitution or forced labor), migrant smuggling, drug trafficking, illicit goods trafficking, counterfeiting, cultural activities related to goods trafficking, arms trafficking, armed robbery and money laundering the money.The purpose of this article is to highlight the main aspects of cross-border crime conditioned by the war in Ukraine.

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