Ukraine stopped the transit of Russian gas through its territory on Wednesday morning. The European Commission issued a statement saying that “this is an expected situation and the European Union is prepared for it.” There is no heating in pro-Russian Transnistria – a separatist region of Moldova.
A spokesman for the European Commission, quoted by Reuters, said on Wednesday morning that “the European gas infrastructure is flexible enough to supply gas of non-Russian origin to Central and Eastern Europe via alternative routes.”
As he said, suspended for Ukraine transit of Russian gas to Europe is an “expected situation”, a European Union she is prepared for it.
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There is no heating in the separatist region
In the separatist Transnistria with a population of nearly half a million people Moldova The heating was turned off due to lack of gas supplies, the Russian propaganda agency RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday.
Moldova itself is not dependent on gas from Russia because it buys it on European and world markets. Russian raw material went only to the rebellious, pro-Russian region.
Russia supplied Moldova with two billion cubic meters of gas annually. According to the Russian side, Chisinau's debt from deliveries amounts to USD 709 million. The Moldovan side maintains that the debt is only USD 8.6 million, citing the results of an international audit published in September 2023.
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