The Republic of Moldova puts all its hopes in Romania if Russia will cut off its gas in the winter. Igor Grosu: “We will not be alone”
Saturday, September 10, 2022, 5:07 p.m
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The President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, Igor Grosu, said on Saturday, September 10, that he is counting on Romania and the other states in the European Union to receive support in case Russia decides to cut off gas in the winter.
“We will not be alone. Romania knows very well, in detail, what the situation is in the Republic of Moldova. We are in permanent contact. We are discussing very intensively and we have assurances that Romania will be with us, and not only Romania, the principle of solidarity”, said Igor Grosu during the show “Punctul pe azi” from TVR Moldova.
“They understand well that we are the only very non-EU country bordering Ukraine that depends to the greatest extent, if not 100%, on gas imports, electricity imports.
On the one hand, we buy 35% of the electricity from Ukraine, but the understanding is also very clear, we continue the discussions and ensure that we will pass with the least risks this winter.
At the same time, I want to address, let us, in turn, be as well organized as possible, savings and work and at home. It is an action plan with different more moderate scenarios, more complicated scenarios.
We will eventually get the wood insurance program up and running. I am in the process of getting the fuel oil results, which is much cheaper now on the market. On electricity, things are relatively better. This month we purchased 65 from Cuciurgan, 35 from Ukraine, we are also part of the European electricity network, in the worst case scenario we can import from this network.
We have to mobilize, be economical both at work and at home and we will overcome this winter, there were even more complicated winters. It is important to help each other, to be in solidarity and to get through this winter well”, Igor Grosu also declared.
The Speaker of the Parliament claims that the Russian Federation continues to use its energy resources as a political weapon, as an instrument of blackmail.
“That’s exactly why we were saying that we have to be prepared for any scenario. We will do our best to honor our invoice. We must not be flattered by the rhetoric of populists who say: go and start negotiations.
It’s just like cheap trap cheese. There is no such thing as cheap gas. Of course the big debts will appear, the eight billion, or the status of the left bank will appear. We must be prepared for any scenario, this is precisely why we are discussing with our Western partners, we are in constant contact with our neighbors”, concluded Igor Grosu.