“There is no heating or hot water,” an employee of local energy company Tirasteploenergo said by phone from Tiraspol, Moldova’s main city. She said she did not know how long the situation would last.
Transnistria is a pro-Russian entity that split from the rest of Moldova after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. It was receiving Russian gas via Ukraine, but that supply route was halted on Wednesday with the expiry of a transit deal between the two warring countries.
A statement on the energy company’s website said the heating cuts took effect at 7am local time on Wednesday, but some facilities such as hospitals were exempt.
It urged residents to dress warmly, gather family members together in a single room, hang blankets or thick curtains over windows and balcony doors, and use electric heaters.
“It is forbidden to use gas or electric stoves to heat the apartment. This can lead to tragedy,” the company said.
I mean because Ukraine stopped allowing Russian oil to go through its territory. I hate Putin as much as anyone else, but the answer should be obvious here.
Stopped allowing Russian gas to flow while being invaded and dragged into war by Russia. FTFY
Yeah, but that still doesn’t change the fact that this is the reason why Transnistria isn’t getting gas. The guy you’re replying to isn’t justifying Putin’s actions or anything. It’s just the reality on ground.
Ukraine kept his agreement with Russia even when Russia has been invading then for three
daysyears.I’m sure that’s much more than you could expect from Russia.
I mean probably yeah. That’s also not really my point here (and let’s face it; they kept that agreement to not anger the EU not for its own sake).
Please state your point openly then. It seems you only want to throw shade at Ukraine, not at the invaders and their allies
My point is: The reason Transnistria isn’t getting gas is because Ukraine cut off the gas. I’m not trying to make any deep point, just finding the whole “why would Putin leave his own subjects withour water?!” thing weird. Putin’s Russia has done many horrible things, but if we start making things up it stops being discussion and becomes a circlejerk.