The Kyiv Independent reports Moldova's break from Russian energy: President Maia Sandu announced on November 8, 2026 that Moldova buys zero Russian gas as the 158-kilometer Vulcanesti–Chisinau power line launches, linking the country to Europe's grid through Romania as part of its EU ambitions. She says two more lines to Romania are on their way; an EU official calls Washington's proposal to resume Russian gas exports through a U.S. intermediary unlikely to be accepted, and Donald Trump forecasts the war will end soon because of him.