By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest Moldova’s pro-Russian separatist Transnistria region has picked a natural gas trader, Cyprus-based Ozbor Enterprises managed by a former Gazprom executive, to import limited amounts of Russian natural gas through the Turkstream and Trans-Balkan pipelines after February 1.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Ukraine was prepared to send coal to fuel a major power plant in the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria, hit by an unprecedented energy crisis. During a press conference with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Kyiv,

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.

The crisis prompted a question: will the breakaway region, occupied by Russia since 1992, survive without Russian gas? Free-of-charge Russian gas had been the backbone of Transnistria's economy and ensured the preservation of the breakaway region and its de facto independence from Moldova.

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

Hundreds of people in the self-proclaimed state of Transnistria protested against the Moldovan government on Friday, accusing it of spurring an energy crisis triggered by Russia cutting off gas supplies,

The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, proposed a scheme that would solve the issue of energy supply to Transnistria. He voiced it at a joint briefing with Moldovan President Maia Sandu, who arrived in Kiev today.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Ukraine was prepared to send coal to fuel a major power plant in the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria, hit by an unprecedented energy crisis.

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.

Maia Sandu arrived in Kyiv on an official visit to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky and discuss several issues, including the energy crisis.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of Moldova Maya Sandu issued a joint statement after the talks in Kyiv, in which, in particular, they condemned the termination of Russian gas supplies to Transnistria and confirmed the ability of the two countries to ensure the energy supply of the region,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday the U.S. has not stopped military aid to Ukraine after newly sworn in U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he would pause foreign aid grants for 90 days.