The leader of breakaway Transnistria said Monday his government was ready to buy gas from Moldova, more than two weeks after a halt in Russian supplies plunged his region into crisis. The tiny self-proclaimed separatist enclave in Moldova that borders Ukraine has been unable to provide heating and hot water to residents since January 1,

The decision will allow Transnistria to provide heat and electricity to residents and social institutions more quickly, the so-called PMR leader Vadim Krasnoselsky said, adding that the Tiraspolgaz company sent a notice to Moldovagaz on Jan.