Moldovan PM says destabilizing scheme for gas supplies to Transnistria
Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean said on Friday, 24 January, that the republic believes that the proposed scheme of Russian gas supplies to Transnistria threatens the country with destabilization.
Recean emphasized that Moldova is ready to agree only to the terms it considers "transparent and clear."
"At the moment, there are several solutions to provide heat to homes in the Transnistrian region. "Gazprom can resume direct supplies under the current contract, gas can be purchased for the Transnistrian region or other legal options can be identified," Recean said in a video message on his Telegram channel.
According to him, Russia's proposals are aimed at destabilizing the situation in Moldova, and he accused Russia of intending to destabilize the socio-political situation through the energy crisis.
On the same day, President of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic (TMR) Vadim Krasnoselsky said that the situation in Transnistria against the background of energy shortages remains difficult, with gas reserves sufficient for about two days. According to him, in some apartments the temperature has dropped to +10 degrees Celsius. And it is especially hard for people who need social support, including the elderly and the lonely.
On January 19, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said that she considers gas supplies from Russia to Transnistria illegal because they violate anti-Russian sanctions. She also linked the assistance to the DMR to the condition of withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from there.
Gas supplies from Russia to Moldova and Transnistria stopped on January 1 due to Ukraine 's refusal to extend the agreement on transit through its territory and debts of the Moldovan side to Gazprom. In mid-January, it became known that Russia was ready to provide assistance to the DMR and start humanitarian gas supplies.
