Politics

Russia’s Gazprom says it will stop gas exports to Moldova from New Year’s Day

Vladimir Putin made the state-owned natural gas giant Gazprom a tool of political pressure on countries reliant on Russian energy commodities. Photo: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images
Vladimir Putin made the state-owned natural gas giant Gazprom a tool of political pressure on countries reliant on Russian energy commodities. Photo: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images

Without Russian-supplied gas, Moldova could face hours-long blackouts.