Russian Gas, Moldova and Transnistria

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.
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.
Russian gas cutoff leaves thousands without heat and power in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region
Moldova’s Transnistria has faced mass heating, hot water, and electricity outages since the halt of Russian gas flow to the breakaway region on January 1. The cutoff came after Kyiv refused to renew its gas transit agreement with Moscow,
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.”
Breakaway Moldovan region cuts heating and hot water after Russia stops gas flow
The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria cut heating and hot water supplies to households on Wednesday after Russia stopped supplying gas via Ukraine.
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 Moscow-backed separatist enclave, authorities said on Monday, as Moldova and Russia traded blame for an escalating energy crisis.
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.
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, authorities told Reuters. The development comes after Ukraine had refused to transit Russian gas through its pipelines to Europe.
Breakaway Transnistria Says It Has Less Than A Month Of Gas Left
The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria will run out of gas used for limited cooking and heating in less than a month, authorities warned Wednesday, as a shutdown in Russian supplies plunges the ...
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The Transnistria crisis explained
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Moldovan PM: Crisis in Transnistria is Kremlin's attempt to put pressure on Ukraine
Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean believes the energy and humanitarian crisis in Transnistria is orchestrated by Russian ...
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Moldovan PM: We want to reintegrate Transnistria, for Russian troops to withdraw, and deploy peacekeepers
The Moldovan government insists that the goal of Transnistria's transition to Chișinău's control remains unchanged, ...
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 ...
Tensions Rise Between Moldova And Russia As Transnistria Fears Electricity Collapse
Moldovan authorities on Monday announced the summoning of a Russian diplomat following accusations over the worsening situation in its breakaway Transnistria region, which fears a complete electricity ...
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European Commission urges Transnistria to accept Moldova's aid
The European Commission has stated that the authorities of the so-called Transnistria must stop restricting proposals for ...