In the capital of Transnistria, a Kremlin-backed microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year’s lights have gone dark ahead of schedule. This separatist sliver of Moldova ...

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

Residents of Transnistria face severe energy shortages after Russia halted gas supplies, leading to factory closures and blackouts.

Since Russia stopped delivering gas to Moldova, Valera Alexandru Sava only heats the ground floor of his two-storey house and often wears a coat and hat inside.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Strasbourg court rules against Bulgaria over unfair trial of MEP Elena Yoncheva, the soaring support for Spain's far-right parties, and so much ...

After depriving Moldavia of gas, Russia has also placed the pro-Russian pro-independence region of Transnistria in an energy ...

Map locates Transnistria, Moldova, and its capital, Tiraspol. The capital of Moldova, Chisinau, is also shown. In most places once dependent on Russian gas, like Hungary, the shutdown’s ...

Serebrian said leaders in Transnistria’s de facto capital, Tiraspol, have confirmed they will accept deliveries of natural gas by Moldova’s Moldovagaz, an offer that leaked documents showed they had ...

The capital of Austria has a plan worth €20 billion, aimed at gaining independence from imported natural gas from Russia. It ...

Transnistria – a pro-Russian breakaway territory ... Temperatures in the Transnistrian capital Tiraspol were forecast to hover slightly above freezing over the weekend, as a cold snap passes ...

Every time planned electrical outages are imposed on his village in southern Moldova, 73-year-old retiree Vasili Donici passes the time solving crosswords and puzzles in a ...