Russia, Moldova and Transnistria

Can Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region weather the loss of Russian gas?
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.
Transnistria’s leader says Russia will start supplying gas to the breakaway region as humanitarian aid
Russia will begin supplying gas as humanitarian aid to Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria, but not to the rest of Moldova, Transnistrian leader Vadim Krasnoselsky announced on Wednesday, according to Russian state media.
Russia Offers 'Help' To Breakaway Moldovan Region After Cutting Gas
The Kremlin on Thursday said it was willing provide gas to Transnistria, after Russia's cut-off of supplies this month plunged the separatist region of Moldova into an energy crisis.
Russia cuts Transnistria's gas supply to destabilize Moldova
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,
Moldovan Breakaway Region Says Russia to Resume Gas Supplies
Russia plans to resume natural gas flows to Moldova’s pro-Russian breakaway region of Transnistria amid an energy crisis, according to Vadim Krasnoselsky, leader of the self-proclaimed republic.
Russia’s Energy Cutoff of Moldova: Crisis or Opportunity
The move was connected with, but not required by, the expiration at the end of 2024 of Russia’s contract with Ukraine for transit of natural gas to Europe. The looming energy crisis is likely to have a strong negative effect on Moldova’s ruling pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) in parliamentary elections due in the second half of 2025.
Russia ready to provide gas to Transdniestria but needs action from Moldova
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was ready to provide gas to Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region, but needed logistical support from Moldova to make that happen.
Russia's gas gambit: Energy blackmail strains Moldova ties
The energy crisis in Transnistria is being used as a tool of Russian blackmail against Moldova, claims OSW expert Kamil Całus. "Moscow is exploiting the situation for propaganda purposes and to influence Moldovan voters,
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Will Transnistria's gas crisis lead to its collapse and reintegration into Moldova?
The crisis prompted a question: will the breakaway region, occupied by Russia since 1992, survive without Russian gas?
A Russia-backed sliver of Moldova is fast running out of energy. Here’s what to know
In the capital of Transnistria, a Kremlin-backed microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year’s ...
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Freezing Transnistria without gas to implode Moldova
A pro-Russian separatist region in the heart of Moldavia, Transnistria is cold, very cold. Since January 1, 2025, Russia has ...
Transnistria's electricity supply system faces collapse amid gas shortage, Moldovan official warns
The electricity supply system in the Russian-occupied Moldovan region of Transnistria is under risk of collapse after the ...
Russia to supply 'humanitarian aid' gas to Transnistria, Tiraspol says
The Moscow-controlled breakaway region of Moldova will receive gas as a "humanitarian gesture" from the Kremlin, while the ...
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to help Moldova with coal to resolve crisis in Transnistria
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is ready to provide Moldova with the resources necessary to overcome the ...
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Moldova to activate EU civil protection mechanism
Moldova has found a way to address the energy crisis by planning to activate the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, News Maker ...