Overview
- Sergey Shoigu accused Moldova of restricting gas flows and imposing prohibitive tariffs to pressure Transnistria in an interview published by Komsomolskaya Pravda and reported by TASS.
- He said Russia is covering the breakaway region’s basic gas needs with what he called humanitarian supplies.
- Shoigu argued the curbs idled a Moldovan power plant that had supplied cheaper power, forcing Chisinau to buy electricity from Romania at several times the previous price.
- He said an outage on the Isaccea–Vulcanesti transmission line led Moldovan authorities to declare an energy-sector state of emergency.
- In separate comments reported by Reuters, Shoigu said Russian citizens in Transnistria face threats and warned Moscow could take steps to protect them under Russia’s constitution.