Moldova no longer uses Russian gas or electricity after reducing its dependence since the start of the war in Ukraine, Dorin Recean, the prime minister of the former Soviet republic, said on Thursday.

“If at the beginning of the war 100% of the energy consumed in Moldova was supplied from Russia, then today Moldova can exist without natural gas or electricity from Russia,” he said at a security conference in Bucharest.

“Moldova no longer consumes Russian gas, it is integrated into the European energy network both technically and commercially,” the head of the Moldovan government added for three months.

Recall that last month Moldova purchased a small amount of natural gas from Greece to test how much and how fuel is transported from the coast of Thrace to the predominantly Romanian-speaking country through pipelines in Greece, Bulgaria and Romania. works. The Moldovan state energy company Energocom has signed a contract with DEPA Emporias for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Moldova, which borders Ukraine, has doubled its defense budget, Mr. Recean added.

A narrow strip of land east of the Dniester, Transnistria, unilaterally declared independence from Moldova for decades. The Russian garrison has been stationed in this Russian-speaking region for many years as a peacekeeping contingent.

Source: Reuters.