Premier of separatist Moldova region says gas cutoff shattered foreign trade
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FILE - Flags of Transdniestria and Russia fly in a square in Tiraspol, Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria, Jan. 4, 2025. Map of Moldova
The prime minister of Moldova's separatist Transniestria region said Monday that the abrupt curtailment of Russian gas supplies that plunged the region into an energy crisis has also shattered both its exports and imports.
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