Moscow’s failed attempt to pressure Moldova via gas deliveries

This report examines Moscow’s use of Gazprom’s gas supplies as a coercive tool against Moldova and the Transnistrian region—detailing the January 2025 gas cutoff, Kremlin and local propaganda narratives, Moscow’s diplomatic responses, and EU financial and humanitarian interventions—arguing the crisis was designed to undermine Moldova’s EU orientation and domestic stability rather than to resolve local needs.