Moldovagaz, a Moldovan national gas operator has signed an agreement to provide a loan of 3 million cubic metres of natural gas to Tiraspoltransgaz, a gas operator in unrecognised Transnistria. Source: European Pravda with reference to Vadim Cheban,

Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have suggested that EU assistance in overcoming the energy crisis in Moldova will reduce "Russia's ability to exploit Transnistria in its energy blackmail schemes".

The European Union has agreed to give Moldova €30 million ($31 million) to help fund emergency gas deliveries to the country’s pro-Russian breakaway region of Transnistria from 1 February.

Chisinau should come to an agreement with Moscow and gradually resolve the issue with Transnistria. This opinion was expressed by the head of state Alexander Lukashenko at a press conference on the main day of the presidential election in Belarus.

Russia has long used its plentiful energy resources as a tool to exert control over the region, where independence from Russian energy is tied to political sovereignty.

Residents of Transnistria continue to freeze in their apartments and houses due to the forced blackout and lack of gas. But at the same time they say: "We will not give up and we will not bow to the Moldovan government.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Kyiv on Jan. 25, where they condemned Russia's suspension of gas supplies to Transnistria, according to Ukraine's Presidential Office.

The Russian authorities and the leadership of Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria are reportedly exploring a plan to supply gas to the region through purchases on the European spot market, facilitated by an intermediary company,

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Kyiv’s forces downed 57 of 104 Russian drones in an overnight attack. The air force said 39 drones were also lost. The barrage of attacks reportedly sparked a fire at an industrial facility in western Ukraine, damaged infrastructure facilities, an apartment block and private houses. No casualties were reported.

Moldova's prime minister told AFP on Wednesday the international community is ready to offer gas to end the energy crisis in Transnistria but a lasting solution hinges on Russia withdrawing its troops from the separatist region.

Moldova is ready to provide financial assistance to Transnistria (PMR), but only after the army of the aggressor country, russia, leaves the territory of the

Unrecognized Transnistria announced its readiness to purchase natural gas through the Moldovan company Moldovagaz. Tiraspol allegedly notified Chisinau of this