Russia, Moldova and Transnistria

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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
Russia says it will stop gas exports to Moldova from Jan 1
Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Saturday it would suspend gas exports to Moldova from 0500 GMT on Jan. 1 due to unpaid ...
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Russia's False Flag Warnings Spark Fears in Europe
Experts have said Moscow may be setting the stage for a "false flag operation" in the breakaway Transnistria region of ...
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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine strikes 3 Russian air defense systems in single day; 3,800 North Korean troops killed, injured in Kursk Oblast
Ukraine strikes 3 Russian air defense systems in single day, Navy claims ・3,800 North Korean troops killed or injured in ...
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Crisis in Transdniestria: A Tale of Gas, Geopolitics, and Power Struggles
The escalating energy crisis in Moldova's separatist region of Transdniestria has left communities without gas and heat, amid ...
How Kyiv ‘weaponising’ natural gas in Russia-Ukraine War is bad gambit for Europe
Though the avowed purpose of Ukraine and Western nations of the non-extension of the gas transit agreement is to give a ...
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Kyiv needs ‘realistic’ stance on territorial issues – Macron; Russian drone attack on passenger bus kills one
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that Ukraine needed to have a realistic position on territorial issues as part of efforts to bring about a negotiation with Russia.
Moscow-backed enclave in Moldova feels pain from lack of Russian gas
The blow to Transdniestria was immediate. Households' central heating and hot water were cut off, and nearly all industrial ...