In the capital of Transnistria, a self-declared microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year’s lights have gone dark ahead of schedule. This separatist sliver of ...

An energy crisis in Transnistria, a pro-Russian territory between Moldova and Ukraine, erupted on Jan. 1 when Moscow stopped supplying natural gas through a pipeline running across Ukraine.

Map locates Transnistria, Moldova, and its capital, Tiraspol. The capital of Moldova, Chisinau, is also shown. In most places once dependent on Russian gas, like Hungary, the shutdown’s ...