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,

It is also worth noting that the alignment of Moldova's and Transdniester's fiscal and customs policies has meant that 70 percent of the breakaway region's foreign trade is with countries of the EU -- and that could only increase if Moldova moves closer to the bloc.

Ukraine is ready to help Moldova address energy problems that arose in 2025. In particular, the option of coal supplies is being considered, RBC-Ukraine reports, referring to the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine.

Transdniestria's separatist leader, Vadim Krasnoselsky, said his region had told Moldova's pro-European authorities two days earlier that it was ready to agree to a deal to accept - and pay for - gas supplies provided by the Moldovagaz national company.

CHISINAU (Reuters) - The prime minister of Moldova's separatist Transdniestria region said on Monday that the abrupt curtailment of Russian gas supplies that plunged the region into an energy crisis has also shattered both its exports and imports.

Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region expects to receive Russian gas again soon to meet its needs, its leader Vadim Krasnoselsky said on Wednesday, two weeks into crippling power cuts in the Russian-backed enclave.

The United States is now supplying liquefied natural gas to Ukraine, a move implemented in the final days of the Biden Administration.

Many Ukrainians have fled to Moldova to escape the war in their country. The Moldovan government has made the process easier to accommodate them. A shared history as former Soviet states, along with shared bilingualism,

Moscow’s gas cutoff fuels Moldova’s shift toward the EU, as the country seeks energy security and support. Meanwhile, pro-Russian Transnistria

Russian President Vladimir Putin 's aide Nikolai Patrushev warned in an interview published on Tuesday that Ukraine may "cease to exist" in 2025.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is ready to provide Moldova with the resources necessary to overcome the energy crisis that occurred in the

The European Union announced on Monday a new humanitarian aid package of 140 million euros ($142.8 million) for Ukraine and a further 8 million euros worth of aid for Moldova.