Moldova says Gazprom not behaving like a serious partner, cites supply cuts

Moldova’s pro-Western government on Friday complained Russia’s Gazprom was not behaving like a serious partner, given its refusal to tell Chisinau how much natural gas it would provide in November.

One of Europe’s poorest countries, Moldova is reliant on Russian gas and has been hit hard by a surge in prices since Russia’s spop of Ukraine. Moldova’s contract with Gazprom fluctuates from month to month based on the spot market price of gas and oil.

Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu said he had asked Gazprom Export head Elena Burmistrova how much gas Moldova would receive in November and she had replied “We’ll see”.

Gazprom has already cut October supplies by 30 percent and says said it could shut off gas completely unless Moldova pays all its debts to the company.