Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean believes the energy and humanitarian crisis in Transnistria is orchestrated by Russian authorities to exert pressure on Ukraine. Source: Recean during a crisis briefing in Chișinău on Saturday,

"Russian propaganda tries to create a story in which Moldova becomes a ‘problematic actor,’ although the government has proposed clear solutions to avoid the crisis," Moldovan government spokesperson Daniel Voda said on Jan.

The Moldovan government has stated that the energy crisis in the unrecognised republic of Transnistria, caused by the halt in Russian gas supplies, is part of a broader Russian plan of manipulation and propaganda.