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Moldova's energy emergency begins amid Ukraine gas dispute
Summary
A retrospective on the national state of emergency in Moldova that began shortly before 17 December 2024, and on Canada's military aid vote.
What did it mean for Moldova when a gas transit contract through Ukraine was not renewed? By 17 December 2024, the country was already in a 60-day national state of emergency, which began on 16 December.
Moldova's parliament voted on 13 December to declare the emergency. As reported at the time, the reason was that Ukraine had not renewed its transit contract with Gazprom to deliver Russian gas to Moldova.
A wider regional backdrop
Moldova had already taken steps in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It accepted Ukrainian refugees, opened a bank account for donations and unofficially imposed sanctions on Russia.
Aid from Canada
Elsewhere, support for Ukraine continued to be approved abroad. On 11 December 2024, the Parliament of Canada approved the allocation of CA$764 million (US$587 million) in military aid to Ukraine.
Together, the two decisions, taken within days of each other, showed how the war's effects reached beyond Ukraine's borders: in the energy supply of a neighbouring state and in the budgets of distant allies.
