According to research from an international research network, the former Soviet Republic of Moldova should be discouraged from sailing west from Moscow. With this, Russia wants to get the country that wants to join the EU back on its side.
A Kremlin strategy paper is available as proof of this, describing detailed phases. The “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, the Westdeutsche and Norddeutscher Rundfunk, the Moldavian research network Rise and the Russian project “Dossier Center” report this on Wednesday.
Russia interferes with other states
The document was prepared by the Department for Cross-Border Cooperation in the Presidential Administration in Moscow. It shows once again how Russia meddles in the internal affairs of other states, says Kremlin opponent and Dossier Center founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia’s richest man. The main tool to destabilize the situation in Moldova is “gas blackmail”. Recently, there have been massive anti-government protests in the country over soaring energy prices.
“Guaranteed Failure”
Khodorkovsky sees the Kremlin’s plans in Moldova as doomed to fail. “The document apparently comes from the same Kremlin experts who, at the same time, produced a document about the insidious annexation of Belarus by Moscow,” reported the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”. In February, the Disclosure Network reported on such alleged plans. Unlike Moldova, Belarus is completely dependent on Russia economically and financially.
The Kremlin is silent
The Kremlin also declined to comment on this report. However, Moscow has repeatedly made it clear that Moldova, which also has a Russian-language media and a strong Russian minority, is pursuing its own interests. Russia also stationed its own soldiers in the Transnistria region, which had broken away from Moldova. Under the previous pro-Moscow leadership, Moldova received gas at lower prices and was able to export its agricultural products such as apples, plums and grapes to Russia.
Source: Krone
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