reminder #Nordstream
1. January 2006 explosions in southern #Russia hit gas pipe & elect tower, halt energy supplies 2 Georgia.
2. April 2009 explosion at Central Asia Tsentr4 pipe suspends gas exports from #Turkmenistan 2 Russia.
What did Moscow say-->1/1 1. pro-Chechen insurgents are behind the explosions.
2. #Turkmenistan 's aging pipeline system needs repair & reconstruction.
Explosions coincidently but timely served #Russia 's interests-->1/2

I spent last week in #Moldova, uncertainty and fragility are two key words which describe the current situation. Below are some insights based on conversations & observations during my stay. 1/19 Government installed last August run the country more in emergency (state of emergency in healthcare, energy sector & now cause of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine) than in normal mode. Emergency is the new normal & probably to stay here for some time. 2/19

Last time #Transnistria made to the headlines was when Sheriff Tiraspol defeated Real Madrid. This time around it is not #championsleague which catapults Transnistria in, but geopolitics. Let me weigh in as the news about imminent escalation of the conflict multiply. 1/38 For years Russia used Transnistria as a multipurpose vehicle against Moldova. 1st, building image of more viable and prosperous entity than MD proper. In the past it was not rare to hear on the right bank talk abt cheap household heating & higher pensions in Transnistria. 2/38