Moldova breakaway region faces extended blackouts

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 blackouts cannot be avoided, after Moscow stopped supplying gas via Ukraine.
Moldova breakaway region faces extended blackouts after gas cutoff
Russia denies using gas as a weapon to coerce Moldova, and blames Kyiv for refusing to renew a gas-transit deal.
Russia’s Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting Jan. 1
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting on Jan. 1, citing alleged unpaid debt by the east European country.
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Thousands left without heat or gas in Moldova's pro-Russian separatist region
More than 51,000 households were left without gas and 1,500 apartment buildings had no winter heat in Moldova's pro-Russian separatist enclave, authorities said on Monday, as Moldova and Russia traded blame for an escalating energy crisis.
Moldova braces for energy crisis after Russia halts gas supply amid winter freeze
Russia’s halt to gas supplies on January 1 has crippled Moldova’s largest power plant and spread fear of a looming energy crisis in the eastern European country amid a winter freeze.
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