Moldova, Russian gas and Transnistria

Thousands without heating in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region, after Russian gas supplies cut
The head of Moldova’s breakaway region Transnistria has urged residents to burn firewood for heating and warned that blackouts cannot be avoided, after Moscow stopped supplying gas via Ukraine.
Short of Heat and Power, a Breakaway Region Struggles Without Russian Gas
An energy crisis in Transnistria, a pro-Russian territory between Moldova and Ukraine, erupted on Jan. 1 when Moscow stopped supplying natural gas through a pipeline running across Ukraine.
Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region opts for self-imposed energy blockade
By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest With no natural gas and insufficient electricity produced from its limited coal reserves, the pro-Russian separatist Transnistria region in Moldova has chosen to live under a self-imposed energy blockade after Ukraine discontinued the transfer of Russian gas to Europe (including Moldova) on January 1,
Moldova breakaway region faces extended blackouts after gas cutoff
The pro-Russian breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria, left without Russian gas supplies no longer transiting through neighbouring Ukraine, faced longer periods of rolling power cuts on Saturday,
A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway Region
A renegade part of Moldova once boasted it would become a Russian-speaking Switzerland. Now without gas, its leader assured residents, “We will not allow a societal collapse.”
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EU blasts Russia for weaponising gas in Moldova
Moscow blames Ukraine and Moldova for halting supplies; Chisinau suspects Russia seeks to influence upcoming election.
Russian gas shipments through Ukraine end; creating trouble for Transnistria
Pro-Russia separatist enclave, which fought against Moldova in 1992, declare a state of emergency over the end of shipments ...
EU slams Russia for waging ‘hybrid war’ on Moldova with using 'gas as a weapon'
The tiny separatist republic bordering Ukraine has been unable to provide heating and hot water to residents since New Year’s ...
Moldova does not mind if Kyiv helps Transnistria with energy to "knock down" Russian propaganda
Moldova would not object to Ukraine's proposal to help unrecognised Transnistria with its energy crisis in order to prevent a ...
EU Foreign Policy Chief Accuses Russia Of Using 'Gas As A Weapon' In Moldova
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has accused Russia of using "gas as a weapon" and waging a "hybrid war" in Moldova, where the breakaway region of Transnistria has been without Russian gas sinc 1.
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Power system in Transnistria may completely fail - Moldovan government
In the russian-occupied Transnistria, the electricity deficit is about 30%. Due to overload, there is a risk that the ...
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The Transnistria crisis explained
A brief explainer of everything you need to know about the region, its worsening crisis and why it all matters to the rest of Europe.
Russia fueling Transnistria energy crisis for propaganda, destabilization, Moldova says
"Russian propaganda tries to create a story in which Moldova becomes a ‘problematic actor,’ although the government has ...
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Moldovan Government’s blockade of electricity to transnistria condemned as a mockery by Russian foreign ministry
The Moldovan government's blocking of electricity supplies to Transnistria is a mockery of the residents of the unrecognized ...