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Moldova Seeking Payment Deferral for Russian Gas

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Moldova is unable to afford to pay for gas from Russia’s Gazprom in August and is hoping for a deferral.

  • "I can tell you right now that we are unable to pay," Moldovagaz Chairman Ion Ceban said to Moldovan news, "We will cover July, but we cannot make the advance payment for August. That is clear."
  • "The only thing that can help us at the moment would be deferring payment of this sum until the fourth quarter,” he added.
  • Moldova has been warned in the past by Gazprom over payment delays which could result in flows being halted.

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