Separatist Moldovan region facing crisis without Russian gas, minister says


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  • Thursday, 19 Jun 2025

FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians cross a road in Tiraspol, Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria, January 4, 2025. REUTERS/Vladislav Bachev/File Photo

CHISINAU (Reuters) -Moldova's pro-Russian separatist Transdniestria region faces a dire economic crisis triggered by this year's halting of gas supplies from Russia and a collapse in industrial and farm production, a senior minister in the enclave said on Wednesday.

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