today it's a mess. >> provides cut rate gas prices for transnistria. >> we hope the u.n. would recognize transnistria's independence . >> in a nearby village of tanovka, ethnic russians, ukrainians and moldovans. we met a bulgarian who teaches art and where knowledge classes are taught in russian and moll doafan. moldovan. >>> people here are living much better than in moldova. >> problem offing very popular here. it says he paid back $400 billion of foreign debt. he hosted the most successful olympics in history. and oh yes, he took back crimea. putin's latest move will also prove popular here. he signed a new law relaxing the requirements needed to get a russian passport. you just have to be fluent in russian or live in the foremost soviet union. dave chater, al jazeera, transnistria. >> simon mcgregor wood has more. >> the british chasing sunshine whenever it shines. the platest figures is now that skin cancer is the fifth highest, 40 times higher. 1800 in 1975. that's 17 out of every 100,000. compared with three out of every 100,000 back in the '70s. 2,000 people now

talking about no confidence no transnistria the russian and u.s. military however the number of problems is mounting in the world and requires some deeper cooperation between russia and the u.s. so how can you build the confidence and trust that has been lost what are the very specific steps you could take to make sure russia and us become real allies rather than rivals tackling international problems just like us is that i my answer is simple if you. trust. bush why is it happening we believe it's not about why. but because. we still. are a disappointment for us like. libya the. new the what russia is not allowed to protect yourself and your of course or remember. this is such an example for your ordinary citizen who is not involved in politics. they wish to turn the whole thing around you there is normal whatsoever. but you're more. of europe than you because the point in re citizens see. for. to get rid of. politics and. to the international. force. that it's going to be. let me assure you is. strive for that. remember the. misunderstanding with

transnistria, the eastern part of moldavia has about 1400 russian troops there.een there for years. and the question is, is what does vladimir putin do now? does he consider unrest there in the east? it's awfully hard for the government to function and get their economy in order and all those things? or does he go across the south and take odessa, which is important to him, and then up to moldavia? and the other, of course, is that he just continues to foment discontent and uprising and, you know, the little green men. and it makes it very difficult for this new government to function, and how difficult is it for them to have free and fair elections with the little green men running all over the place in eastern ukraine. >> rose: so how do you stop him? >> let me tell you how far off base i think this administration is. they said that they would not give them defensive weapons. they said is that they would give them meals ready to eat. they wouldn't even fly them in on u.s. aircraft. they had to use trucks on u.s.-- they had to use trucks because they didn't want

many living in transnistria, credit are interested in that. as david chater reports the region could become as crimea. >> ethnic background my be complex but the opinions and the language are very much shared. in 111 catofsky street we immediate lydia, an 86-year-old grandmother and the moldovan care taker. pensioners here gets a special supplement from the kremlin. they call thepotenka. >> translator: of course i miss the soviet times. it was great. we worked, we earned enough money. today it's a mess. >> reporter: the kremlin also provides cut price gas to transnitsria. >> we hope the kremlin will recognize our independence. causing trouble for us. >> in the nearby village of tomolka, made up in equal portions of ethnic russians ukrainians and moll doa moldova. lessons are held in both russian and moll doe vann. moldovan. >> i joined one barbecue to sound out their opinions. >> ukrainians say wherever russia enters things get worse. but it's quite the opposite. people are living much better here than in moldova. >> president putin's cheefnlg

. >>> the majority of transnistria the opinions and the large very much shared. in 111 takofsky street we met lydia, the 96-year-old and the >> the kremlin also provides curt prize gas and pet role to transnitsria,. >> we hope russia will recognize transnitsria's independence. causing trouble for us. >> in the nearby village, the congregation celebrating an easter monday service was made up in equal portion he of ethnic russian he, ukrainians and moldovans. we met a bulgarian who teaches art in the local school where lessons are held in both russian and mol moldovan. >> the banks of the river were filled with people enjoying a holiday barbecue. i joined one family to sound out their opinions. >> ukrainians say wherever russia enters things get worse. it's quite the opposite. people are living much better than here than moldova. >> approving very popular here it says he paid back $400 billion of foreign debt. he hosted the most successful olympics in history and oh yes, he took back crimea. putin's laterrest move will also prove popular here. he signed a new law r