Moscow, Moldova and Transnistria

Transnistria leader visited Moscow for energy talks: reports
The leader of breakaway Moldovan region Transnistria visited Moscow recently for talks on resolving its energy crisis, local media reported Tuesday. It did not say when Krasnoselsky visited or give details on who he talked to,
Leader of Moldova’s separatist region travels to Moscow for gas crisis talks
One option is Russia to start shipments through the Balkan corridor (Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania), without Moldova paying off the arrears, an analyst explained.
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? 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.
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,
Moldova's separatist enclave hopes Russia will resume gas supplies soon
Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region expects to receive Russian gas again soon to meet its needs, its leader Vadim Krasnoselsky said on Wednesday, two weeks into crippling power cuts in the Russian-backed enclave.
Leader of Moldova’s separatist Transnistria flies to Moscow to settle energy crisis
By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest The president of the unrecognised separatist Transnistria region in Moldova, Vadim Krasnoselsky, held talks in Moscow on January 14 on overcoming the energy crisis, the head of state's press secretary Denis Podgorny reported.
Russia’s gas pipeline politics risk alienating its European allies
Russia has long used its plentiful energy resources as a tool to exert control over the region, where independence from ...
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Russia Will Send ‘Humanitarian’ Gas Supplies to Transnistria, Moscow-Backed Leader Says
The head of the Moldovan separatist region of Transnistria announced Wednesday that Russia will restore gas supplies ...
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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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 ...
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Breakaway Transnistria says it has less than a month of gas left
Moscow, Russia — The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria will run out of gas used for limited cooking and heating ...
Kyiv Independent on MSN6d
Transnistria eases blackouts amid gas shortage
Authorities in Moldova's Russian-controlled region of Transnistria announced on Jan. 11 that energy-saving measures have ...
Moldovagaz is ready to buy gas to Transnistria for lei, Tiraspol is waiting for Russia's help
Moldovagaz is ready to purchase gas for Transnistria at market prices "subject to payment of supplies in Moldovan lei." This ...
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The Transnistria crisis explained
A brief explainer of everything you need to know about the region, its worsening crisis and why it all matters to the rest of Europe.
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Ukraine updates: Drones attack gunpowder factory in Russia
Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know A major Russian gunpowder factory in the Tambov region and an oil depot in the Voronezh region were attacked by drones overnight, ...