Moldova Calls for Western Aid Amid Fears of Gas Supply Crisis
- Breakaway state Transnistria vulnerable once transit deal ends
- Gazprom has said it’s in talks with Moldova to find a solution
Moldova’s Transnistria region is dependent on flows from the company, which are sent via Ukraine.
Photographer: Valeria Mongelli/BloombergMoldova called on Western countries for financial support on concern Gazprom PJSC won’t continue natural gas supplies to the nation’s breakaway Transnistria region.
The pro-Russian territory is dependent on flows from the company, which are sent via Ukraine. That leaves it vulnerable once a transit deal between Moscow and Kyiv expires at year’s end. Since Transnistria turns the gas into electricity for the rest of Moldova, a halt would hurt the country as a whole.