DISINFO: The West wants to make a second Ukraine out of Moldova
SUMMARY
They want to make a "second Ukraine" out of Moldova.
Europeans and Americans spend day and night in Moldova, their goal is to "sharpen" Chisinau in an anti-Russian vein.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the Russophobic West, questioning Moldova's integrity and sovereignty without any substance to document it.
Moldova is a sovereign and independent state since 1992 when it proclaimed its independence from the former USSR. As a sovereign state, Moldova is free to decide its own foreign policy and alliance orientation.
The country currently has an Association Agreement with the European Union, signed in 2014. Moldova applied for membership in the European Union in March 2022 and was granted candidate status in June 2022. The EU does not require the Moldovan authorities to join the anti-Russian sanctions, Brussels understands the specifics of the situation in which Moldova finds itself.
Moldova is a military neutral state, as stipulated by its Constitution (Article 11).
The Republic of Moldova has been participating in various cooperation programmes with NATO since 1992, when it joined the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, aiming to draw closer to Euro-Atlantic standards and institutions. NATO fully respects Moldova’s constitutional neutrality, as stated on its official website.
Russia has threatened to extend the war to Moldova’s eastern border with Ukraine. On 22 April 2022 Rustam Minnekaev, a Russian general, declared that control over southern Ukraine would open up a route to Transnistria, where, he claimed, Russian-speakers were being oppressed.