The Moldovan government has said that the number of Russian troops in Transnistria was incorrectly stated by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his speech at the Munich Security Conference. Chișinău does not know the exact number, however.
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15 February, 2025 Russian military in the occupied part of Moldova. Photos from open sources
Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean believes that Russia may withdraw its troops from Transnistria as part of negotiations on Ukraine and EU security.
He sa…
Chișinău and Tiraspol have agreed on a gas supply scheme for Transnistria until the end of February.
What happens next remains uncertain. A Hungarian company will purchase the gas for now, while a Dubai-based company will handle the payments.
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The Moldovan government has announced that the authorities in the unrecognised region of Transnistria, under pressure from Moscow, have rejected €60 million in EU aid to tackle its energy crisis. Despite this, gas will still be supplied to the region.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed a new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Moldova on Friday, 7 February.
Source: European Pravda with reference to Presidential Decree No. 77/2025.
Details: Zelenskyy appointed Pa…
Moldovagaz, a Moldovan national gas operator has signed an agreement to provide a loan of 3 million cubic metres of natural gas to Tiraspoltransgaz, a gas operator in unrecognised Transnistria.
Source: European Pravda with reference to Vadim Cheban, ac…
President of Moldova Maia Sandu expressed hope that 2025 will bring just peace to Ukraine.
Source: Sandu at a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, as quoted by Interfax-Ukraine; European Pravda reports
Details: Sandu a…
Russian gas is likely to be supplied to Transnistria via Türkiye from 1 February, and a section of the TurkStream gas pipeline has been reserved for this purpose.
Source: Kommersant, a Russian socio-political newspaper, as reported by European Pravda
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While Russia’s “energy war” against Moldova remains outside the focus of major global players, these developments, rapidly escalating in recent days, hold significant importance for Ukraine.
If the Kremlin achieves its goal, a massive Russian strongho…
Russian newspaper Kommersant has reported that Moscow and Transnistria, a Russian-backed breakaway region of Moldova, are discussing the possibility of buying gas for the region in Europe through an intermediary company.
Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian…