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Thousands left without heat or gas in Moldova's pro-Russian separatist region
More than 51,000 households were left without gas and 1,500 apartment buildings had no winter heat in Moldova's pro-Russian separatist enclave, authorities said on Monday, as Moldova and Russia traded blame for an escalating energy crisis.
Why is Moldova’s pro-Russian Transdniestria region facing power outages?
More than 51,000 households were left without gas and 1,500 buildings had no heating in Moldova’s separatist region Transdniestria.
Moldova, Transnistria grapple with the end of Russian gas deliveries
Since 1 January 2025, the Republic of Moldova, including the pro-Russian breakaway region of Transnistria, has struggled to respond to the end of gas deliveries by Russian gas utility Gazprom, plunging the country into a new energy crisis.
Russia's Gas Cutoff Stokes Tensions in Moldova
Russia's gas cutoff to Moldova is a political power play that threatens to destabilize the country's pro-Western government and stoke tensions in the breakaway region of Transdniester.
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 proposed clear solutions to avoid the crisis," Moldovan government spokesperson Daniel Voda said on Jan.
Moldova breakaway region faces extended blackouts after gas cutoff
Russia denies using gas as a weapon to coerce Moldova, and blames Kyiv for refusing to renew a gas-transit deal.
Moldova blames Russia for energy crisis in breakaway region
Moldova has accused Russia of triggering an energy crisis after tens of thousands of homes in its eastern breakaway region of Transnistria were left without heating, gas or electricity following the end of a Ukraine gas transit agreement last week.
Moldova calls energy crisis in Transnistria part of Russia's larger plan
The Moldovan government has stated that the energy crisis in the unrecognised republic of Transnistria, caused by the halt in Russian gas supplies, is part of a broader Russian plan of manipulation and propaganda.
Pro-Russian Moldovan separatists refuse EU gas
Leaked correspondence shows Transnistria was offered alternatives to Russian gas amid a winter energy catastrophe — but officials said no.
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Moldova expects over 60% of its electricity from Romania in January
Moldova will import from Romania some 62% of the electricity it needs in January for the territory controlled by the ...
Russia’s Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting Jan. 1
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting on Jan. 1, citing alleged unpaid ...
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Gazprom to suspend gas exports to Moldova over unpaid debts
Russian majority state-owned multinational energy firm Gazprom has announced it will suspend gas exports to Moldova from ...
Ukraine Closure Of Gazprom Europe Pipeline Hurts Russia War Effort
Russia will continue to supply some gas via the Turkstream pipeline across the Black Sea – mostly to Serbia and Hungary. But ...
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Austria and Czech Republic adapt to end of Russian gas while Moldova struggles
Russian pipeline gas flows to remaining European customers came to a stop early on 1 January following the expiry of a gas ...