Original sentence: Its independence has not been recognized, and its legal status continues to be an issue of contention.Transnistria (also Pridnestrovie) is a breakaway territory within the internationally recognized legal boundaries of the Republic of Moldova in Eastern Europe.Transnistria declared itself a separate republic of the U.on September 2, 1990 (as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic) and subsequent to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 has exercised de-facto control over most of the Transnistria region
Edited sentence: Transnistria's independence is not recognised by any state or international organisation and it is de jure part of Moldova.Transnistria, also known as Pridnestrovie, is a de facto independent state  within the internationally recognised borders of  Moldova