"The decree by the president of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic dated September 28, 2016 … is to be considered as null and void," the announcement on the presidential website read.
Vadim Krasnoselsky took over from Yevgeny Shevchuk after winning last month’s presidential election. The sitting president questioned constitutional legitimacy of using weapons and military equipment inside the country while still being a lawmaker.
Transnistria separated from the Soviet Republic of Moldova in 1990, fearing the country might seek to reunite with neighboring Romania. The move triggered a war that ended in a ceasefire in July 1992, but the conflict remains frozen.
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