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Moldovan President Maia Sandu visited Kyiv on Saturday for talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky amid growing tensions in Transnistria, a pro-Russian separatist enclave of Moldova that neighbors Ukraine.
The territory, which has a population of half a million, has seen heating, hot water and electricity cut-offs since the start of the year because a Kyiv-Moscow gas transit contract that had allowed Russian gas to flow there has expired.
"We'll discuss security, energy, infrastructure, trade and mutual support on the EU path," Sandu wrote on X as she arrived in the Ukrainian capital.
There was a demonstration in Transnistria on Friday to call on Moldova to facilitate the transit of Russian gas and end the energy crisis, local media reported.
In Kyiv today for talks with President @ZelenskyyUa. I bring a strong message of support for Ukraine and its people. Their courage secures our peace.
We’ll discuss security, energy, infrastructure, trade, and mutual support on the EU path. Moldova remains a reliable neighbour. pic.twitter.com/I34JPR39Tc
Transnistria used to receive gas from Russia via a pipeline that crossed Ukraine and Moldova.
Kyiv has refused to renew the transit contract which expired on Jan. 1, abruptly ending Russian gas supplies to Transnistria, which has declared a state of emergency.
The rest of Moldova has been spared gas cuts thanks to gas and electricity imports from neighboring Romania.
With Ukraine's struggle against a Russian invasion nearly in its third year, Moldova is afraid the conflict could expand onto its territory in case of Russian attempts to destabilize Transnistria.
In an interview with AFP, Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean on Wednesday accused Moscow of trying to generate "instability" in Moldova.
He said the crisis could only be resolved if Russian troops stationed in Transnistria since a war against Moldova in 1992 are pulled out.
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