Breakaway Moldovan Region To Buy Gas Backed By Russian Loan

Transdniestria, a breakaway pro-Russian region of Ukraine's neighbour Moldova, has agreed on a deal with a Hungarian company to buy natural gas under a loan provided by Russia. Transdniestrian leader Vadim Krasnoselsky revealed in Telegram that the delivery of gas "was made possible by Russian credit and functional support," though he did not provide further details. Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean says his country will not block gas flows to Transndniestria under a deal involving Hungary's MET Gas and Energy Marketing AG. Last month, the…