Tens of thousands of Moldovans rallied in the capital Chisinau on Sunday to support their pro-Western government's drive towards Europe amid what officials have said are Russian efforts to destabilise their country.
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.
@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.
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.
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@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.
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.
@0x815 oh, yea, forgot about this. This makes sense the target Sandu made to 2030 for EU accession.