Tag: Moldova

Daily news – February 3, 2022 a.m.

AFRICA Artificial intelligence creeps on to the African Battlefield. Nathaniel Allen, Marian “Ify” Okpali, Brookings: Even as the world’s leading militaries race to adopt artificial...

Moldova Pays Gazprom December Gas Bill, Asks For January Extension (RFE RL)

Moldova’s gas distribution company, Moldovagaz, says it has paid Russian state-owned gas giant Gazprom for natural gas supplied in December as the country struggles...

There are no conditions for Maia Sandu’s visit to Russia yet – Russian diplomat (TASS)

There are no conditions for the visit of Moldovan President Maia Sandu to Russia yet, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said in an...

Moldova Calls Russian Envoy’s Presence At Transdniester Inauguration ‘Unfriendly Action’ (RFE RL)

The government of Moldova has criticized Russia's ambassador for attending the inauguration ceremony of the de facto president of the breakaway Moldovan region of...

Moldova Uniquely Vulnerable to Russian Energy Servitude (Part Two) (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

Moldova’s natural gas market has become physically accessible to non-Russian gas suppliers through the Romania-Moldova interconnector, the Iasi–Ungheni–Chisinau pipeline. Built and operated by Romanian...

Moldova’s Gas Crisis and Its Lessons for Europe (Katja Yafimava, Carnegie Moscow Center)

Moldova’s recent gas crisis, which left supplies in jeopardy for several weeks ahead of the winter until a new contract was agreed with Russia’s...

How Long Will the Russia–Moldova Gas Truce Last? (Stanislav Secrieru, Carnegie Moscow Center)

The latest round in the gas battle between Russia and Moldova appears to be at an end. At the eleventh hour, the two sides...

Unfortunate but Inevitable: Moldova’s Gas Supply Agreement With the Kremlin and Gazprom (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

On October 29, Moscow and Chisinau agreed on a conditional resumption of Russian natural gas supplies to Moldova as of October 30. The Russian...

Russian Gazprom Ready to Pounce on Moldovan Prey (Part Two) (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

Four rounds of Russian-Moldovan negotiations in October over natural gas supplies have revealed the two sides’ conflicting positions (see Part One). The Russians propose signing a...

Russian Gazprom Ready to Pounce on Moldovan Prey (Part One) (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

Using Gazprom as its political instrument, the Kremlin threatens to halt natural gas supplies to Moldova temporarily on November 1, and indefinitely from December...

Russia ‘weaponising’ gas supply in Moldova dispute, EU says (Al Jazeera)

The European Union’s top diplomat has accused Russia of using natural gas to bully neighbouring Moldova in remarks that are likely to worsen simmering tensions between...

Moldova Buys Gas From Poland Amid Gas Shortage (RFE RL)

Moldova’s government says it has bought a million cubic meters of natural gas from Poland after Chisinau failed to agree on a new energy deal with...

Moldova declares state of emergency over gas crisis (Al Jazeera)

Moldova’s parliament has approved a government-requested state of emergency until November 20 as it tries to ease gas shortages amid soaring world energy prices. The...

Moldovan Leftists Protest Arrests In Prosecutor’s Office (RFE RL)

Several hundred people protested in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, against the October 5 suspension of Prosecutor-General Alexandru Stoianoglo in an event organized by the...

Moldova/Russia. Moldovan President Seeks ‘Pragmatic Relationship’ With Russia (RFE RL)

President Maia Sandu says Moldova wants its relations with Russia to be based on pragmatism and will work to prevent a destabilization of the...

Russia/Belarus/Moldova – Moscow Worried Orthodox in Belarus and Moldova May Gain Autocephaly (The Jamestown Foundation)

Paul Globe Moscow is increasingly anxious about potential new moves in Belarus and Moldova in the coming weeks toward achieving autocephalous status for the local...