Aleksandr Martynov (Transnistrian politician)
Aleksandr Martynov or Alexandr Martynov (born 1 January 1981) is a Transnistrian politician, the Prime Minister of Transnistria since 17 December 2016 under the presidency of Vadim Krasnoselsky. Biography. Alexandr Martynov was appointed Prime minister of Transnistria on 17 December 2016. He placed the payments of pensions and salaries on the top of its agenda, along with tariffs and taxes for companies. He also promised free access to public transportation. As soon as January 2017, he announced his will to emulate the Russian economic model and favor Russian ties. In February 2017, he managed the financial  turmoil and the pressure from Moldova to invade the country and gain back the land. In July, he criticized Ukraine's and Moldova's move to establish joint custom checkpoints at the border of Transnistria. In August 2017, he asked the Russian forces not to go through Transnistria in the Russian military intervention in Ukraine. In October 2017, he announced an 11% increase in the national industrial production.