Moldova will face a harsh winter, but it will overcome the challenges, according to Sandu.

Moldova is set to face a harsh winter due to the anticipated halt in Russian gas supplies, but it will overcome these challenges, stated President Maia Sandu during her inauguration ceremony held in Chisinau on Tuesday, reports Reuters.
"We have been blackmailed with gas, and now with darkness — this is not the first time. But light will prevail; we will prevail," she said.
Maia Sandu, who won the elections in November, is confronted with a potential energy crisis as Moldova faces the threat of gas supply interruptions from Russia.
It is expected that Russia will stop gas deliveries to Moldova and Transnistria starting January 1, when the current supply contract expires. Given the circumstances, Chisinau declared a state of emergency earlier this month.