A Russia-backed sliver of Moldova is fast running out of energy.
18 hours ago · In the capital of Transnistria, a Kremlin-backed microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year’s lights have gone dark ahead of schedule. This separatist sliver of ...
Moldovans grapple with outages as energy crisis grips pro-Russia …
1 day ago · The village of Copanca is situated just several kilometers (miles) across the de facto border from Moldova’s separatist pro-Russian Transnistria region, where hundreds of thousands of people have been left without heating and hot water after Russia halted gas supplies to the region on Jan. 1, over an alleged $709 million debt for past ...
Short of Heat and Power, the Breakaway Region of Transnistria …
3 days ago · 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 …
Jan 4, 2025 · 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.
A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway …
5 days ago · Transnistria’s media outlets, echoing Russian talking points, blame Ukraine, the United States and Moldova’s government for the gas cutoff.
Transnistria: Breakaway Moldovan region cuts heating and hot …
Jan 1, 2025 · Transnistria is a pro-Russian entity that split from the rest of Moldova after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. It was receiving Russian gas via Ukraine, but that supply route was halted on ...
Moldovans fear looming energy shortage as Russia halts gas …
Dec 31, 2024 · On Dec. 13, Moldova’s parliament voted in favor of imposing a state of emergency in the energy sector, as the looming crisis threatened to leave the former Soviet republic without sufficient energy this winter, sparking fears it could trigger a humanitarian crisis in Transnistria, where the impact of the gas cutoff could be immediately felt.
How events in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region raised …
Mar 27, 2024 · Since Russia fully invaded Ukraine two years ago, a string of incidents in neighboring Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria have periodically raised the specter that European Union candidate Moldova could also be in Moscow’s crosshairs.
Transnistria tensions: Will Russia try to annex Moldova’s …
Feb 28, 2024 · Transnistria tensions: Will Russia try to annex Moldova’s breakaway region? Pro-Russian rebels hint at a referendum, a move Moldova has dismissed as meaningless propaganda.
Moldova faces energy crisis as flow of Russian gas ends - BBC News
Jan 1, 2025 · Transnistria split from the rest of Moldova in a short war as the Soviet Union fell apart. It still has Russian troops on its soil and an economy that's fully dependent on Russian gas, for...