Short of Heat and Power, the Breakaway Region of Transnistria Struggles Without Russian Gas

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.

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A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway Region

A renegade part of Moldova once boasted it would become a Russian-speaking Switzerland. Now without gas, its leader assured residents, “We will not allow a societal collapse.”

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Why Did Ukraine Halt the Flow of Russia’s Natural Gas to Europe?

And why didn’t it cut off Russia’s natural gas earlier?

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Russia Suspends Flow of Natural Gas to Europe Through Ukraine

The Russian energy giant Gazprom announced the move early Wednesday. Ukraine had refused to renew an agreement that allowed for the transit of Russian gas through its territory.

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