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Thousands without heating in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region, after Russian gas supplies cut
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Thousands left without heat or gas in Moldova's pro-Russian separatist region
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.
Kyiv Independent on MSN4h
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.
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.
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.
The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria cut heating and hot water supplies to households on Wednesday after Russia stopped supplying gas via Ukraine.
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting on Jan. 1, citing alleged unpaid debt by the east European country.
Russia denies using gas as a weapon to coerce Moldova, and blames Kyiv for refusing to renew a gas-transit deal.
Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Saturday it would suspend gas exports to Moldova from 0500 GMT on Jan. 1 due to unpaid debt by Moldova, which is bracing for severe power cuts.
Newsweek on MSN13d
Russia's False Flag Warnings Spark Fears in EuropeExperts have said Moscow may be setting the stage for a "false flag operation" in the breakaway Transnistria region of Moldova.
The escalating energy crisis in Moldova's separatist region of Transdniestria has left communities without gas and heat, amid accusations between Moldova and Russia. The disruption, linked to halted Russian gas supplies via Ukraine,
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.
Though the avowed purpose of Ukraine and Western nations of the non-extension of the gas transit agreement is to give a material blow to the Russian economy, its real consequences in terms of strategic,
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