By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest Moldova will certainly not provide free gas to separatist Transnistria region, government spokesperson Daniel Voda said on January 8 at one of the press conferences held daily since Gazprom cut gas supplies on January 1.

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Russian firefighters were on Thursday still battling a fire reported to have broken out at an oil depot near an air base for strategic bombers in the Volga region, more than 24 hours after a Ukrainian drone attack.

EU officials are analysing hundreds of executive orders and sanctions imposed by US President Joe Biden amid growing concern that Donald Trump will rescind them, potentially upending foreign relations and trade.

Brussels is reportedly assessing the potential impact of President-elect Donald Trump reversing Biden-era sanctions on Russia.