Transnistria, a breakaway region in Moldova, is grappling with an energy crisis due to the termination of a gas transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine. The cutoff of Russian gas supplies has led to the closure of most industrial companies in the region, raising concerns about the winter ahead.
Moldova 's breakaway region of Transnistria is facing a severe energy crisis following the termination of a five-year gas transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Alongside Slovakia and Austria, Moldova was considered one of the countries most at risk from the cessation of Russian gas supplies.
Transnistria, a separatist pro-Russian enclave in Moldova, declared independence in the early 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union, although it is still internationally recognized as part of Moldova. Almost 500,000 people in the mainly Russian-speaking territory of Transnistria are facing the remaining winter months without heating or power after Ukraine halted the flow of Russian gas to several European countries on New Year's Day. The cutoff of Russian gas by Russia's state-owned energy giant Gazprom on Wednesday marked an end to Moscow's decades-long dominance over Europe's energy markets. Transnistria has now been forced to close almost all industrial companies, with the exception of food producers, following Wednesday's cut-off of Russian gas supplies. 'All industrial enterprises are idle, with the exception of those engaged in food production — that is, directly ensuring food security for Transdniestria,' Sergei Obolonik, first deputy prime minister of the region, told a local news channel on Thursday. 'It is too early to judge how the situation will develop. ... The problem is so extensive that if it is not resolved for a long time, we will already have irreversible changes — that is, enterprises will lose their ability to start up.'Until Wednesday, Russian gas had reached Moldova via its neighbor of Ukraine
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