Thousands In Moldova’s Transdniester Scramble For Heat, Hot Water After Russian Gas Flow Ends

By Cristian Bolotnicov

Thousands of households in Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniester have been forced to cope without gas, heating, and hot water after supplies of Russian natural gas abruptly stopped on January 1 due to the expiration of a supply contract with Ukraine, a major transit hub for the gas.

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