Moldova declares state of emergency amid looming energy crisis
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Moldova has declared a state of emergency as Ukraine plans to end its gas transit deal with Russia A potential energy crisis in Moldova, which declared a state of emergency earlier this week, is a suitable “price of freedom” from the country’s dependence on Russia, government spokesman Daniel Voda said on Wednesday. In an interview […]
The criticism followed Fico's meeting with Putin in Moscow on Dec. 22 to discuss gas supplies after Ukraine announced it would not extend its transit deal for Russian gas beyond Dec. 31.
Moldova enacted a state of emergency, as the country gears up for an energy crisis at the start of 2025 following the end of Ukraine's obligations to transport Russian gas through its territory. Moldova, and especially the country's breakaway region of Transnistria, will be hit the hardest following the end