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 Moldova will run out of energy in three weeks,

Moldova is bracing for double-digit inflation this year amid an escalating energy crisis triggered by Gazprom PJSC’s decision to cut off gas supply to a key power-generating breakaway region, the country’s top central banker said.

Moldova would not object to Ukraine's proposal to help unrecognised Transnistria with its energy crisis in order to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in the region. Source: Moldovan PM Dorin Recean in a commentary to European Pravda Details: Recean noted that Chișinău has not asked Ukraine to help Transnistria with energy resources but would not object to it.

The leader of Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria has travelled to Moscow since the suspension of Russian gas deliveries via Ukraine, the president of Moldova said on Tuesday. Transdniestria has suffered widespread power cuts since Jan.

Moldova's pro-European central government renewed its criticism of Russia, saying it caused the energy crisis and now wants to portray itself as the power that was coming to the separatist region's rescue.

Moldova arrests former Kyrgyz presidential advisor who had requested political asylum after accusing his president of corruption and election rigging.

The move was connected with, but not required by, the expiration at the end of 2024 of Russia’s contract with Ukraine for transit of natural gas to Europe. The looming energy crisis is likely to have a strong negative effect on Moldova’s ruling pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) in parliamentary elections due in the second half of 2025.

More than 51,000 households were left without gas and 1,500 buildings had no heating in Moldova’s separatist region Transdniestria.

Moldova has found a way to address the energy crisis by planning to activate the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, News Maker reports. Under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, Moldova plans to request a 125 MW gas turbine power plant for Termoelectrica from international partners.

Russia used to supply gas to Transdniestria via Ukraine and Moscow blames the crisis on Kyiv, which refused to roll over a gas transit deal that expired on Dec. 31 due to Russia's invasion. Moldova, which supports Ukraine, says Moscow could use an alternative route to continue supplies.

Broadcaster TRM has revealed the artists that will be competing in Moldova's national final for Basel 2025, 'Etapa Națională'.