The Moldovan parliament last week ordered a state of emergency in the energy sector in connection with the gas crisis, as government negotiations on a long-term gas contract with a traditional supplier - Russia - stalled.
"The contract was signed for the trial purchase of one million cubic meters of natural gas between the state-owned company Energocom and the Polish company PGNiG. This is the first supply in Moldova's history from alternative sources" - wrote the Moldovan government in a statement.
Moldova on October 26 received its first-ever delivery of non-Russian gas as the country struggles to cope with a deep energy crisis caused by a reduction in deliveries from Gazprom.
Russia’s promise not to use its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as a means of political leverage looks increasingly meaningless amidst current developments in Moldova.
