Moldova Summons Russian Diplomat Over Statements on Transnistria Energy Crisis

A representative from the Russian embassy was summoned to the Moldovan Foreign Ministry after the embassy issued a statement regarding the energy crisis in Transnistria, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Tatiana Barac announced.

According to the spokeswoman, such statements negatively affect the relations between Chisinau and Moscow, The Caspian Post reports, citing Russian media.

"In this regard, a representative of the embassy of the Russian Federation was summoned to the Foreign Ministry," the statement reads.

Earlier today, the Russian embassy said that it is watching the "rapidly deteriorating situation in Transnistria," where Russian gas supply was cut on January 1, with concern. The embassy noted that the crisis in Transnistria "has been artificially created by the collective West and Ukraine." The diplomats pointed out that Moldovan and Ukrainian media "shamelessly seek to shift the responsibility" for the energy crisis on Russia.