Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom is set to halt gas supplies to the European Union candidate country Moldova.

Gazprom will cease supplying natural gas to the Moldovan company Moldovagaz, which "will leave pro-Russian Transnistria in the cold," reports "Gazeta Wyborcza" on Tuesday. The energy crisis will pose a challenge for Chisinau during the year of parliamentary elections.

Moldova faces a looming energy crisis as Gazprom plans to halt gas supplies over a disputed debt, risking a humanitarian crisis in Transnistria. This crisis threatens to impact Moldova's energy supply,

Russia's energy giant Gazprom claimed the decision was related to Moldova's outstanding debt, not problems with transit via Ukraine.

Russia's Gazprom has announced that from 1 January 2025, it will stop supplying gas to Moldova's Transnistria due to "failure to fulfil payment obligations". Source: European Pravda, citing report by Gazprom Details: Gazprom reported that on 28 December,

Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting on Jan. 1, citing alleged unpaid debt by the east European country.

Gazprom will cease supplying natural gas to the Moldovan company Moldovagaz in 2025, which will "plunge pro-Russian Transnistria into the cold," writes "Gazeta Wyborcza" on Tuesday. The energy crisis will pose a significant challenge for Chișinău in the year of parliamentary elections.

Russia's Gazprom announced it will halt gas supplies to Moldova on January 1st, citing unpaid debt. Moldova accuses Moscow of weaponizing energy as it braces for power cuts and enacts emergency measures to conserve energy.