A Russia-backed sliver of Moldova is fast running out of energy.
10 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 …
Moldovans grapple with outages as energy crisis grips pro-Russia …
17 hours 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 …
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 …
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.
Thousands without heating in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria …
6 days ago · 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 …
Moldovans fear looming energy shortage as Russia halts gas …
Dec 31, 2024 · The cessation will stop gas flowing to the Kuciurgan power plant, the country’s largest, which is situated in the separatist pro-Russian Transnistria region. The gas-operated …
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 …
How events in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region raised …
Mar 27, 2024 · After a short war in the early 1990s, Transnistria declared independence from Moldova, where today’s pro-Western government has firmly opposed Russian President …
A Breakaway Region of Moldova Asks Russia for Protection - The …
Feb 28, 2024 · Ukraine sealed its border with Transnistria, leaving Moldova, whose internationally recognized borders include the territory, as the only way in or out.
Russia cut off its last gas line to Europe. Here's why : NPR
1 day ago · A decades-long Russian-Ukrainian transit gas deal to Europe ended on Jan. 1. For now, the most acute effects are being felt in a region called Transnistria, on the eastern edge …