In Moldova, they began to look for alternative gas suppliers in case Russia stops supplies. So far, seven possible suppliers have been found there.
Reuters writes about it.
Deputy Prime Minister Andriy Spinu, who has been negotiating with Gazprom for the past year about gas prices and maintaining supplies, emphasized that the Russian company is behaving "unpredictably." According to him, Moldova can use €300 million, which was given to it by the European Union, for the purchase of gas.
"We have selected seven companies so far. "Gazprom" is not among them," he said.
Moldova is one of the countries most dependent on Russian gas in Europe, and at the same time, the Russians constantly demand that it repay its debts and threaten to stop supplies.
- Russia uses gas supplies as a weapon. "Gazprom" has already warned Chisinau about a possible suspension of gas supplies due to debts, and the Parliament of Moldova introduced a state of emergency on this occasion. The Russian Federation has already stopped supplying gas to Poland and Bulgaria. Moldova may also be left without gas.