The Russian information troops have launched an unprecedented information campaign in Europe to save the “gas Titanic” (Gazprom) from complete financial collapse. Its main narrative is “Ukraine is deliberately creating an energy crisis in Moldova by refusing to extend the transit of Russian gas after January 1, 2025.”
As a result, the Moldovan State District Power Plant will allegedly not be able to produce electricity, which will lead to an energy and economic disaster in Moldova. This narrative has also been picked up by some supporters of Russian energy in Europe, first of all, the current Slovak government led by Robert Fico.
Such a nervous reaction of the Russian Federation and its friends only testifies to the correctness of Ukraine’s decision to deprive Gazprom of an annual income of EUR6 billion by terminating transit. In fact, this is a security shot at Gazprom's last hopes of preserving its influence in Central Europe. Having lost the European market, the Russian gas monopoly may survive only thanks to huge subsidies from the Russian budget - up to USD10 billion per year.
In fact, there are no problems with the delivery of energy carriers to the Moldovan SDPP. The options include:
- Supply of Russian or Azeri gas via Turkey.
- Supply of gas from EU countries via Ukraine.
- Providing the SDPP with coal or fuel oil. As we know, up to 70% of its units can use such fuels.
It is important that the Ukrainian Government does not succumb to this blackmail and also resolves the issue of the transit of Russian oil through the territory of Ukraine next year.
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