Even in the current situation, Moldova continues to safely purchase Russian gas at the prices it offered to Gazprom in the past. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about this issue at the press conference he held after his visit to Kyrgyzstan. RIA News.
As the head of state noted, soon information appeared that Chisinau refused to export Russian fuel. However, it eventually turned out that this was not the case and the gas supply did not stop.
“He buys it, and at the same prices he offers it to Russia’s Gazprom.” We met Moldova halfway when it came to pricing. <…> The important thing is that we do what they want,” Putin said.
He added that currently Moldova regularly pays for exported fuel. At the same time, at one point there were really problems with payment, but now “everything is fine.”
According to the President, Chisinau cannot do without Russian gas at the moment. According to available data, the Moldovan side mainly fills storage facilities with fuel. This includes objects on Ukrainian territory, the Kremlin chief concluded.
Putin before statedMoldova lost its status as the poorest country in Europe to Ukraine.