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 ...
A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway Region
A renegade part of Moldova once boasted it would become a Russian-speaking Switzerland. Now without gas, its leader assured ...
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A Russia-backed sliver of Moldova is fast running out of energy. Here’s what to know
In the capital of Transnistria, a self-declared microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year’s lights have gone dark ahead of schedule. This separatist sliver of ...
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Breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria says it has less than a month of gas left
Internationally recognized as part of Moldova, Transnistria declared independence at the end of the USSR and since relied on Moscow’s support. Al Arabiya’s top content is selected based on the ...
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Thousands without heating in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region, after Russian gas supplies cut
Transnistria – a pro-Russian breakaway territory on the Ukrainian border – split from the rest of Moldova after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. It had been receiving Russian gas via ...
Moldova calls energy crisis in Transnistria part of Russia's larger plan
The Moldovan government has stated that the energy crisis in the unrecognised republic of Transnistria, caused by the halt in ...
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A Russia-backed sliver of Moldova is fast running out of energy. Here’s what to know
After splitting from Moldova in 1990 as the Soviet Union crumbled, Transnistria has relied entirely on Russian gas – delivered through Ukraine’s pipelines, mostly free of charge – to keep ...