In the capital of Transnistria, a Kremlin-backed microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year’s lights have gone dark ahead of schedule. This separatist sliver of ...

An energy crisis in Transnistria, a pro-Russian territory between Moldova and Ukraine, erupted on Jan. 1 when Moscow stopped supplying natural gas through a pipeline running across Ukraine.

Transnistria’s energy crisis highlights the region’s vulnerability. The enclave, which split from Moldova in the 1990s, relies on Russian military and economic support.

The energy crisis in Transnistria prompted speculation that the Russian-controlled entity's survival is at stake and that it may be forced to reintegrate into Moldova at some point in the future.

Transnistria's energy crisis follows a steep decline in trade with Moscow and an increasing economic reliance on EU member states as Russia’s full-scale invasion has radically changed the ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Ukraine was prepared to send coal to fuel a major power plant in the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria, hit by an unprecedented energy crisis.

Weathering the current energy crisis provides an opportunity for Chisinau to not only help the population of Transnistria in the short-term, but also towards reintegration of Transnistria. In regards ...

MOSCOW, January 9. /TASS/. The situation in Transnistria, where an energy and humanitarian crisis has erupted, is worsening, Foreign Minister of the unrecognized republic Vitaly Ignatyev said.

The looming crisis also prompted Chisinau to implement a series of energy-saving measures beginning Jan. 1, which include reducing lighting in public and commercial buildings by at least 30%, and ...

Russia’s halt to gas supplies on Jan. 1 has crippled Moldova’s largest power plant and spread fear of a looming energy crisis in the eastern European country amid a winter freeze.

The crisis in Transnistria – which could prompt thousands of residents to flee across the border – provides Russia with an opportunity to sow more chaos in Moldova, Popescu warned.