"None of Their Business": Chisinau Reacts to Russia's Dissatisfaction With Moldova's Gas Stores in Ukraine

President of the Parliament of Moldova, Igor Grosu, has commented on the statement of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, who was dissatisfied with Moldova's decision to keep its gas reserves in Ukraine.

"I express my dissatisfaction that their missiles fall on our territory. So everyone is dissatisfied here. This is our gas. We paid for it to the last cubic meter. Let us decide ourselves where to store our gas. I would ask them to keep missiles at home," Grosu said, as Newsmaker reports.

When asked to clarify his statement, the President of the Parliament replied: "Imperial invasion! Tell me, is it their business where I keep my car keys if it is parked? Where do I keep salt at home? None of their business. Same here. No offense. We paid for this gas. We ourselves will take care of where to store it. And, as Mr. Spinu said, from now onwards, the gas information will be confidential. This aggressor state has committed so many atrocities and crimes in Ukraine. You can expect anything from them. So stop 'caring' for us like that. We are tired of this 'care.' For 30 years [Russia] has been 'caring' for us, and we are still where we were."

Russian President Vladimir Putin рфв instructed the Russian Ministry of Energy the day before to "take a closer look" and "figure out" why Moldova keeps its gas reserves in Ukraine.

"They have [gas] shortage. However, under these conditions, it is not clear why they store part of their Moldovan gas, received from us, in Ukraine. We simply have to deal with it. I will ask the Ministry of Energy to take a closer look," Putin said.

For several months, Moldova has been filling up its own gas reserves and storing them in Romania and Ukraine. According to the latest open data, Moldova's gas reserves have exceeded 200 million cubic meters. In November, Gazprom stated that part of the gas that goes from Russia to Moldova "settles" in Ukraine. In Moldova, they explained it was about accumulated reserves.