Ukraine's Energy Minister doubts Slovak PM's threats to halt electricity supply

Accepting the unilateral decision of the Ukrainian president is totally irrational and wrong,

Fico pleaded in a letter to Brussels, decrying "a major financial impact in a complicated economic period".

The Kremlin has once again resorted to energy blackmail in order to influence the 2025 parliamentary elections and undermine our European path,

said Moldova's President Maia Sandu

It's terrible, nobody knows what's going to happen. I've bought some candles and a generator,

Cristina, a 21-year-old student who refused to give her surname, told AFP

Transnistria is nothing more than collateral damage",

In Russia's destabilisation strategy ... Flenchea argued

The last two winters have been very mild,

Marzec-Manser said

This is a moment of geopolitical significance,

said Tom Marzec-Manser, an independent gas market analyst

I don’t think that they would do this,

Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko told POLITICO in an interview, arguing

We are talking not about some grant of electricity or supply for free — we are talking about the electricity which we pay for,

he said, arguing

We'll probably have to save power until we have a solution,

said Nicoleta Neagu, who is from Moldova but works in Germany

The impact of the cessation of transit through Ukraine on the security of EU supplies is limited,

she emphasised

I feel that we’ve entered a crisis that is quite difficult to resolve … which worries me greatly,

Murzin told The Associated Press in Chisinau

There will be no heating, no light,

Murzin added

This decision confirms once again the intention of the Kremlin to leave the inhabitants of the Transnistrian region without light and heat in the middle of the winter,

he said

We’re afraid, but we’re happy that there’s no snow and the temperatures aren’t that low and we can turn on the heating maybe only in the evening if we work at an office,

she said

It could stoke fears among the Moldovan electorate of a violent conflict, and give fodder to pro-Russian parties who will accuse Chisinau of being responsible for increased prices for gas and electricity, which will be a major campaign issue” ahead of the country's parliamentary elections in 2025

he said

I think cars will line up for several kilometers at the border,

he said

But regarding power and gas, it’s the first time we face this,

she said

I’ve directed my administration to continue surging as much assistance to Ukraine as quickly as possible,

Biden said in a statement

The return of our people from Russian captivity is always very good news for each of us,

the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said in a message posted on Telegram on Monday

Their purpose is to frighten people, sow confusion, panic and chaos,

Khinshtein said of the Ukrainian attack