Palanca is a village in Ștefan Vodă District, Moldova,[2] near the border with Ukraine.

Among the most sensitive areas of the Moldova–Ukraine relations is the crossing point at Palanca.

Under a 2001 treaty, Moldova committed to transfer control and sovereignty of the 7.7 km (4+3⁄4 miles) stretch of road between Maiaky and Udobne,[3] which forms part of the M15 from Odesa and Reni.

[4] In 2010 Deputy Foreign Minister of Moldova Andrei Popov stated that land in Palanca was an inseparable part of the Moldovan territory and would not be ceded to Ukraine.

[6] This Ștefan Vodă District location article is a stub.