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Transnistria swears in a new prime minister
Summary
A look back at the change of government in Transnistria on 30 May 2022, and at other sanctions-related news from the preceding days.
Who was running Transnistria at the end of May 2022? On 30 May 2022, Aleksandr Rozenberg was sworn in as the new prime minister, closing a short handover that began a few days earlier.
The change followed the resignation of Prime Minister Aleksandr Martynov. On 27 May 2022, Deputy Prime Minister Stanislav Kasap became acting head of government. Rozenberg's swearing-in on 30 May ended that interim arrangement.
Sanctions news in the days before
Elsewhere, measures linked to Russia continued to feature in the news. On 24 May 2022, the Premier League approved the sale of Chelsea F.C. to a U.S. consortium led by Todd Boehly, co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Chelsea's owner, Roman Abramovich, had decided to sell after he was sanctioned over his connections to the Russian government.
On 26 May 2022, the United States seized a Russian-owned oil tanker carrying Iranian crude in Greece. The cargo was transferred to another ship bound for the US. As reported at the time, it was unclear whether the seizure rested on US sanctions against Iran or on sanctions against Russia.
