President Maia Sandu has accused Russia of seeking to sabotage its European integration by fuelling anti-government protests and propaganda. Moscow denies meddling in Moldova’s affairs. “Moldova does not want to be blackmailed by the Kremlin,” President Maia Sandu has said at the rally, which was organised by her government and packed a central square.

  • petrescatraian
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    410 months ago

    @0x815 I am amazed how many people gathered there. The support for EU accession really is high. I wasn’t expecting that many people to gather, despite being a government supported rally, basically.

    • @0x815OP
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      310 months ago

      It’s apparently a difficult political situation also in Moldova due to Russian imperialism and colonial politics, as a leaked document has shown. It reveals Russia’s plan to bring Moldova under its own umbrella by 2030.

      This year – 2030 – is also mentioned in Russia’s strategy as the deadline for gaining control over Moldova and forcing it to estrange itself from the EU, NATO, and other partners.

      The document comes from the same [Russian] Presidential Directorate for Transborder Cooperation that crafted a similar strategy regarding Russia’s plans to annex Belarus. The Moldovan strategy was elaborated in the fall of 2021, just like the strategy for Belarus, with the contribution of the Russian General Staff and Moscow’s special services: FSB, SVR, and GRU.