
A car heads to a border crossing between Moldova and Transistria in Copanca, Moldova, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo)

A trailer with fire wood for sale is parked on the side of the road in Copanca, Moldova, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo)

Electrical heaters on display in a village shop in Copanca, Moldova, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo)

Moldova's President Maia Sandu crosses a road during a visit to areas affected by gas and electricity shortages in Varnita, Moldova, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)

A ferry sails to the left bank of the Dniester river, the border between Moldova and Transnistria, seen from Molovata, Moldova, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo)

Retired teacher Vasile Donici speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, backdropped by firewood stock in Copanca, Moldova, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo)

Carina Cazac, a shop owner, stands next to electrical heaters in Copanca, Moldova, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo)

Camping gas canisters on display in a village shop in Copanca, Moldova, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo)

Retired teacher Vasile Donici lights a gas lamp in his home in Copanca, Moldova, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo)

A man waits at a bus stop in Copanca, Moldova, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo)

Electrical heaters on display in a village shop in Copanca, Moldova, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo)

Carina Cazac, a shop owner, checks merchandise in Copanca, Moldova, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo)

Lights are reflected in the water at dusk from the left bank of the Dniester river, the border between Moldova and Transnistria, seen from Molovata, Moldova, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo)

A trailer with fire wood for sale is parked on the side of the road in Copanca, Moldova, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo)

Retired teacher Vasile Donici lights a gas lamp in his home in Copanca, Moldova, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo)