Last week, Gazprom accused Ukraine of withholding gas supplies passing through the country bound for Moldova – which Kiev denied – and said it could start cutting those flows from today.
The Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom announced that it would not cut gas supplies to Moldova from today Monday, but threatened to reserve the right to reduce or stop the flow in the future if Moldova does not make the agreed payments.
Last week, Gazprom accused Ukraine of withholding gas supplies passing through the country bound for Moldova – which Kiev denied – and said it could start cutting those flows from today.
In her most recent announcementGazprom said Moldovan gas company Moldovagaz had paid for the gas supply in November and added that it had received payment for what it said was gas intended for Moldovan consumers but which remained in Ukraine.
But Gazprom accused Moldova of “regular violations” of payment obligations and added: “Gazprom reserves the right to reduce or completely suspend supply in case of breach of payment obligations.”
Vadim Cheban, head of Moldovagaz, said today that the advance gas bill for November doubled to $42 million amid growing demand for gas from Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria, where Russian troops are stationed. He said that Moldovagaz has paid for it.
In a sign that flows are continuing unabated, Gazprom also said today it would ship 42.2 million cubic meters of gas to Europe via Ukraine today, just down from yesterday’s levels of 42.6 cubic meters. Both figures include flows to Moldova.
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