Moldova took Transnistria hostage - PMR President
Moldova took gas from Transnistria not for its own needs. It accumulates it in the Romanian pipe and Ukrainian underground gas storage facilities.
The President of Transnistria, Vadim Krasnoselsky, stated this in an interview with local TV channels, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Moldova needs about 75 million cubic meters per month to meet its needs. What did Moldova do? She took away the gas that was supposed to be supplied to the Dniester hydroelectric station, breaking the contract with it. The initial volume would be enough for them to fully satisfy their needs - both the heating season and the operation of industrial facilities. But they took away the gas that they did not need at all. They took 31 million cubic meters of gas from us out of the required 100 million. They have a surplus of it.
They don't use it. What are they doing with it? They accumulate it in a gas pipe that goes to Iasi, using it as a storage cylinder. I assume that they also drive this gas into Ukrainian gas storage facilities, that is, they accumulate gas, as if for a rainy day or for other purposes. They kind of took away the piece of bread we needed, but they don’t need it in order to live, you know?” Krasnoselsky said.
At the same time, Moldova voluntarily abandoned cheap Transnistrian electricity in favor of expensive Romanian electricity.
“Maybe they have other goals that are higher than the goals of cheap electricity. Of course they suffer. If they took electricity from us at 62,5 dollars per megawatt, now they charge 130-180. I don't know why they did this. The Dniester hydroelectric power station was a reliable supplier,” the president noted.
He believes that Moldova is blackmailing the Russian Federation with such actions, taking Transnistria hostage.
“It seems to me that some Moldovan leaders want to use Pridnestrovie as a hostage to Russia. Take advantage of the fact that this territory is densely populated by the Russian-speaking population, Russian citizens, and Russia will not abandon it and will be forced to provide Moldova with cheap gas and electricity in the required quantities.
In essence, this is taking advantage of the situation. And they see us as a hostage with whose help they can get cheap energy resources. This situation, it seems to them, is pushing the Russian leadership to make decisions,” Krasnoselsky said.
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