For Transnistria, the situation worsens because they are accustomed to free resources. Gazprom has demanded that Moldova pay for the gas supplied to Transnistria, leading to significant debts,” said Krutikhin.

The crisis prompted a question: will the breakaway region, occupied by Russia since 1992, survive without Russian gas? Free-of-charge Russian gas had been the backbone of Transnistria's economy and ensured the preservation of the breakaway region and its de facto independence from Moldova.

Alexander Slusar, a former member of the Moldovan parliament, a "representative of civil society" at Energocom, is confident that the Russian concern Gazprom will soon resume supplies to Transnistria.

Moldovagaz JSC recognizes a historical debt to Gazprom of $ 709 million. This was stated on TV8 by the acting board of the company Vadim Cheban. According to him, this is confirmed by internal audit and other relevant documents signed by both parties.

Moldovan citizens will vote this year in parliamentary elections. There is a risk that their vote will derail Chisinau's European course. Only time will tell how Europe will react, Vitalie Cojocari writes.

The Moscow-controlled breakaway region of Moldova will receive gas as a "humanitarian gesture" from the Kremlin, while the rest of the country will remain cut off after Russia halted supplies on 1 January,

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.

( MENAFN - UkrinForm) Ukraine is ready to help Transnistria overcome the energy vacuum, but sees no reaction from those who control the situation on the left bank of the Dniester. This was stated in an address to the nation by President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports.

A humanitarian catastrophe is looming for the 367,000 inhabitants of Transnistria, a region of Moldova living under pro-Russian separatist control. Counting on rising discontent in both Transnistria and Moldova ahead of the parliamentary elections,

But in Transnistria, a sliver of territory wedged ... "There, we are no longer dependent on Gazprom's monopoly. We can buy gas at market prices," he said. "Sometimes these prices bite, but Gazprom ...

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 separatist state into crisis.

The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria said Friday it was "counting" on Russia to help it overcome an unprecedented energy crisis sparked by Moscow halting gas supplies last week.