Absolutely disturbing the story of the illegal construction near the US Embassy. As well as intimidating Newsmaker reporters. The Embassy should take all possible measures and pressures to ensure that the story of the French Consulate is not repeated.
Yes, there was no statement in the story from the US Embassy but I'm sure they are thinking about it. I noticed this plot of land being prepped for construction around 6 months ago. I assumed it was going to be some kind of renovation of extension of the arts and cultural buildings around there. Obviously, I was not taking past trends into account :(
Hi David. Thanks again for providing us with a lot of information that doesn’t appear in the more traditional Moldovan press outlets. One thing I had repeatedly heard in the past was that if Russia cuts off Moldova gas supplies than it will also negatively impact the gas supply to Transnistria because of how the pipeline flows. Have you heard the same or is that not true? Also, the Chisinau traffic bridge conditions have worried me for some time now. There are many bridges that I frequently cross where in my mind I say a prayer that today won’t be the day the bridge collapses. Thanks for highlighting this information in your roundup today. I wish the government officials would take more serious action on this exposure. Have a good day!
Hi Steve! So I am very very far from competent talking about energy policy myself. I rely pretty heavily on what is reported in the press here. That said, my understanding of this issue is twofold.
1) Technical - if GazProm were to stop pumping gas into the pipes coming into Moldova then yes everyone would be cut off.
2) Commercial Contracts - legally speaking, since GazProm owns MoldovaGaz and can pretty much dictate terms in this situation, they could just stop selling to Chisinau. Transnistria and Gagauzia would conclude their own contracts so there would be some supply of gas in the lines but the national government / MoldovaGaz would not be allowed to use it because they don't have a contractual agreement.
I think that's a huge oversimplification of the situation. But in theory, GazProm can manage contracts independently and however it wants (or however Mr. Putin wants that is). If anyone has a better informed / more nuanced view on this than me please share!
Absolutely disturbing the story of the illegal construction near the US Embassy. As well as intimidating Newsmaker reporters. The Embassy should take all possible measures and pressures to ensure that the story of the French Consulate is not repeated.
Yes, there was no statement in the story from the US Embassy but I'm sure they are thinking about it. I noticed this plot of land being prepped for construction around 6 months ago. I assumed it was going to be some kind of renovation of extension of the arts and cultural buildings around there. Obviously, I was not taking past trends into account :(
Hi David. Thanks again for providing us with a lot of information that doesn’t appear in the more traditional Moldovan press outlets. One thing I had repeatedly heard in the past was that if Russia cuts off Moldova gas supplies than it will also negatively impact the gas supply to Transnistria because of how the pipeline flows. Have you heard the same or is that not true? Also, the Chisinau traffic bridge conditions have worried me for some time now. There are many bridges that I frequently cross where in my mind I say a prayer that today won’t be the day the bridge collapses. Thanks for highlighting this information in your roundup today. I wish the government officials would take more serious action on this exposure. Have a good day!
Hi Steve! So I am very very far from competent talking about energy policy myself. I rely pretty heavily on what is reported in the press here. That said, my understanding of this issue is twofold.
1) Technical - if GazProm were to stop pumping gas into the pipes coming into Moldova then yes everyone would be cut off.
2) Commercial Contracts - legally speaking, since GazProm owns MoldovaGaz and can pretty much dictate terms in this situation, they could just stop selling to Chisinau. Transnistria and Gagauzia would conclude their own contracts so there would be some supply of gas in the lines but the national government / MoldovaGaz would not be allowed to use it because they don't have a contractual agreement.
I think that's a huge oversimplification of the situation. But in theory, GazProm can manage contracts independently and however it wants (or however Mr. Putin wants that is). If anyone has a better informed / more nuanced view on this than me please share!