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,

Experts have said Moscow may be setting the stage for a "false flag operation" in the breakaway Transnistria region of Moldova.

Moldova faces a harsh winter but will overcome the challenge, President Maia Sandu said at the inauguration for her second term on Tuesday.

FILE PHOTO: Spokeswoman of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends a press conference in Nizhny Novgorod MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will protect its citizens and peacekeepers in Moldova's separatist Transdniestria region, foreign ministry ...

Russia supplies Moldova with about 2 billion cubic metres of gas per year through Ukraine. This is piped to the breakaway region of Transdniestria which uses the gas to generate cheap power, which it sells to government-controlled Moldova. "The problem is ...

Moldovan President Maia Sandu was sworn in for a second term Tuesday, praising voters' pro-Europe choice "despite the pressures" after Russia was accused of interfering in last month's election in the former Soviet republic that borders Ukraine.

Moldova confronts a potential energy crisis as President Maia Sandu embarks on her second term, vowing to overcome a harsh winter amid threats of Russian gas cutoffs. Sandu's pro-European stance and narrow election victory highlight underlying tensions and the role of diaspora support.

Moldova’s parliament has voted in favor of imposing a state of emergency in the energy sector over fears that Russia could leave the European Union candidate country without sufficient natural gas supplies this winter.

Reacting to an expected cut-off in Russian gas supply, Moldova's Parliament Friday voted to enter a 60-day state of emergency. A natural gas deal to transmit gas to Moldova from Russia via Ukraine expires Dec.

Alexandru Musteața, director of Moldova's Security and Intelligence Service (SIS), has stated that Russia will attempt to gain control over Moldova's parliament during the 2025 elections. Source: Musteața during parliamentary hearings in Moldova on 12 December,

Moldova's parliament has voted on a state of emergency in its energy sector, fearing disruptions to its gas supplies from Russia.

The statement was made as the parliament of the separatist enclave of Transnistria appealed to Moscow for help resolving disruptions in natural gas supply.