Chisinau responds as Kremlin claims Mdova “may cease to exist”

This was reported by NewsMaker, Ukrinform saw.

In an interview with Russian media, Patrushev tried to shift the blame for the energy crisis in Mdova onto the country's authorities and called on Chisinau "not to deceive itself or its pele", but "to admit its mistakes and start fixing the situation".

"I do not rule out that Chisinau's aggressive anti-Russian picy will lead to Mdova either becoming part of another state or ceasing to exist altogether," Patrushev said.

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The Mdovan Foreign Ministry condemned the statement, recalling that Mdova is a sovereign state.

“Such statements are unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of our country, aimed at destabilizing the region. Mdova is a sovereign state that stands firmly on the path of democracy and Eurean integration, in line with the will of its citizens,” the ministry emphasized.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, on January 1, 2025, as scheduled, Ukraine officially stped transit of Russian gas. The Ministry of Energy said the decision had been made in the national security interest.

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On December 28, Russia’s Gazprom announced it would st supplying gas to Mdova over alleged debts. After the cessation of Russian gas supplies, the country started purchasing electricity on Eurean markets. After that, a crisis unfded in unrecognized Transnistria as heat supplies were suspended and widespread power outages were put in place, leading to a shutdown of most enterprises.

Chisinau refers to the energy crisis as Kremlin blackmail and a threat to national security. Russia and its puppet entity Transnistria, in turn, accuse Mdova and Ukraine of "provoking the energy crisis."