Gagauzia asked Moscow for direct supplies of gas “at special rates” and the opening of accounts in the Russian banking system “MIR” to allow the payment of financial aid from “donors” in Russia to supplement the pensions and salaries of state employees of this autonomous territory. unit in the south-west of the Republic of Moldova, the pro-Russian bagin (governor) of the region Yevgenia Hutsul said on Wednesday.

“The problem of cheap gas is very important for the residents of the autonomy, that’s why I appealed to Russia to be able to receive gas directly from (the Russian company) Gazprom at preferential rates,” Yevgenia Hutsul said at a press conference, UNN reports. to the official Russian press agency TASS, which is quoted by EFE and mass media through Prut, reports Agerpres.

Currently, according to her, the size of the preferential price for Gagauzia, as well as other legal and practical details, are being discussed. “In this sense, there is understanding and full support,” said the Basque of the Gagauz region, who was also quoted by Ziarul Naţional from Chişinău.

At the same time, Hutsul also agreed in Moscow on the possibility of opening remote accounts in the Russian payment system “MIR” for certain “social projects”, such as the payment by Russian “donors” of some allowances to pensions or salaries of state employees. workers in Gagauzia to bypass what she called the blockade in Chisinau.

A pro-Russian leader from Comrat, the capital of Gagauzia, said a Moldovan gas importing company had previously tried to start supplying gas from Turkey at lower prices, an approach that would have been blocked by the pro-European government of Moldovan President Maia Sandu. .

“Russia is ready to open its markets for Gagauz products”

In this context, Evgenia Hutsul recalled her pre-election promises to improve the economic situation of the residents of the autonomy thanks to the support of sponsors who support the region, in particular, the opposition politician Ilan Shor.

“Working groups have already been created to study specific issues” in order to deepen cooperation with Russian regions, she said, stressing that Russia is ready to open its markets to Gagauz products.

Yevgenia Hutsul used a press conference to announce her recent visit to Russia (March 1-8), during which she met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and representatives of several Russian regions, including the annexed Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk (see ), Kherson and Zaporizhzhia (south).

Close to the fugitive Ilan Shor, who was finally sentenced to 15 years in prison for his involvement in the bank robbery, Yevgenia Hutsul is the first politician from the Republic of Moldova to meet with Vladimir Putin after the start of the war against Ukraine, Ziarul Naţional notes.

While still in Russia, Hutsul wrote in Telegram that he discussed with Putin “difficult regional and geopolitical issues, the epicenter of which is Gagauzia,” and informed the Russian leader “about the illegal actions of the authorities of the Republic of Moldova, which are taking revenge on us for our civic position and loyalty to national interests “.

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Yevgenia Hutsul, a former member of the “Shor” party, banned in the Republic of Moldova, won 52.34% of the votes in the second round of last year’s mayoral elections.

The Gagauz, of Turkish origin and Orthodox faith, speak mainly Russian and oppose possible integration with neighboring Romania, which they see as sufficient reason to declare their independence, as the “Moldovan separatist republic” did in the former Transnistria.

Intelligence services claim that Russia’s hybrid war is gaining momentum

In the first reaction of Chisinau, Prime Minister Dorin Rechan called the promises of the Baghen to Gagauzia “false promises”, reports Unimedia.info.

“Over the past two years, we have seen this criminal group make several false promises,” the prime minister said at a press conference, referring to the group of fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor.

Dorin Rechan also emphasized that he and the citizens expect that “the members of this criminal group will be brought to justice, according to what is written in the Criminal Code,” reports Tv8.md.

“Russia is betting on falsely creating a social divide by continuing to act to undermine Chisinau’s efforts to reach a rapprochement with UTA Gagauzia. Also, the potential of the Transnistrian region will continue to be used in anti-Chisinau hybrid actions in the context of political processes in Moldova, against the background of the so-called economic pressure from Chisinau on the region,” the latter warned. of the week, head of the Intelligence and Security Service of the Republic of Moldova (SIS) Alexandru Mustiatse.

SIS has warned that a hybrid war launched by Russia is gaining momentum in the Republic of Moldova amid this year’s presidential elections and a referendum on EU integration.

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