Gazprom will cease supplying natural gas to the Moldovan company Moldovagaz, which "will leave pro-Russian Transnistria in the cold," reports "Gazeta Wyborcza" on Tuesday. The energy crisis will pose a challenge for Chisinau during the year of parliamentary elections.

Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom is set to halt gas supplies to the European Union candidate country Moldova.

Gazprom will cease supplying natural gas to the Moldovan company Moldovagaz in 2025, potentially "leaving pro-Russian Transnistria in the cold," writes "Gazeta Wyborcza" on Tuesday. The energy crisis poses a substantial challenge for Chișinău in the year of parliamentary elections.