Since January 1, Moldova has been grappling with an energy and political crisis whose outcome remains uncertain. In the middle of winter, Gazprom stopped supplying gas to Transnistria, a self-proclaimed independent Moldovan region run by pro-Moscow separatists, after a transit contract with Ukraine expired.
For decades, Transnistria had been receiving Russian gas for free, which was then resold as electricity to the rest of the country. Gazprom initially cited Moldova‘s unpaid debt to justify its refusal to use alternative supply routes.
Transnistrian authorities now claim that Russia will soon deliver gas as “humanitarian” aid.
In the meantime, residents are forced to live without heating and are enduring daily power outages, as shown in this report.
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