The European Union High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, has denounced on Wednesday the wave of Russian attacks against Ukrainian infrastructures that have caused a «massive blackout» in neighboring Moldova.
«Strong condemnation of Russia’s renewed criminal attacks against civilians and infrastructure in Ukraine. Massive blackouts, also in Moldova,» the head of European diplomacy criticized in a message on social networks.
The High Representative has pointed out as «cruel and inhuman» to leave millions of people without water, electricity and heating during the winter and said that in the face of Russian actions, the EU will maintain its support to Ukraine and Moldova.
Moldova has suffered this Wednesday a «massive blackout» as a result of a new wave of attacks perpetrated by Russian forces on neighboring Ukraine and that would have hit once again the energy infrastructure, according to the Moldovan government.
Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu, responsible for infrastructure, said that the company managing the grid «is working to reconnect more than 50 percent of the country to electricity». Among the cities affected by the blackouts is Moldova’s capital, Chisinau, according to local media.
