A national state of emergency will be declared in Moldova due to an expected of a cut-off in Russian gas supplies.
Axar.az reports that the Moldovan parliament made a decision on the night of December 13.
According to the information, the emergency situation will be implemented starting December 16 and will last for 60 days.
56 out of 101 deputies voted in favor of the decision.
Moldova receives Russian natural gas via Ukraine, which has said it will not extend its transit contract with Russian gas giant Gazprom. The contract expires on Dec. 31.
Source: en.axar.az
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