Ilan Shor spoke about the increase in gas prices in Moldova

In Moldova, after the refusal to purchase Russian gas, prices for blue fuel are expected to rise again, Ilan Shor, the leader of the Pobeda bloc, tells Izvestia.

"The fact that gas and electricity prices for residents of the country will rise even more is not a forecast, but a reality. Last summer [Moldovan Prime Minister] Dorin Rechan could negotiate with Russia and stock up on cheap gas. Instead, the Pasovtsy (Action and Solidarity Party, PAS. They dragged it out until the last moment, and then they just introduced a state of emergency in the energy sector," he said.

Moldova is facing an energy crisis after the termination of transit through Ukraine. On December 28, Gazprom also announced that it was ceasing to supply fuel to the republic due to debts to the company in the amount of $709 million. Chisinau is ready to pay only $9 million, and refuses to recognize the rest.

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