Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned on Wednesday the so-called “stifling of the Russian language” on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, despite the fact that Moldovans treat Russian culture with “care and love”. . She said that 80% of Moldovans “know the Russian language and use it in everyday life”, and the Chisinau government is trying to deprive them of “this heritage”, reports Ziarul NaĊ£ional from Chisinau.

This was stated by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Maria ZakharovaPhoto: Oleksandr Wilf / Sputnik / Profimedia

“About 80% of the residents of the Republic of Moldova know the Russian language and use it in everyday life. Citizens of the Republic of Moldova treat Russian culture with care. I believe that they show love for this heritage, which they also consider their own. An example in this sense is the attitude towards (Russian poet Alexander) Pushkin, who lived in the territory of modern Moldova for almost three years. Unfortunately, the Chisinau authorities are taking all measures to strengthen the role of the Russian language in public life,” said Maria Zakharova during a weekly briefing at the Russian Foreign Ministry, reports ZiarulNational.md, reported by Agerpres.

The spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the Chisinau authorities would illegally rename the “Moldovan language” to “Romanian”.

It states that the Republic of Moldova will be a “neighbor” with Russia and will have “good economic relations” and a “common history”.

“Discrimination on the face,” accuses Zakharova

“Rewritten, renamed in Romanian. And now it is the turn of the Russian language. Following the Baltic countries and Ukraine, Chisinau is resorting to de-Russification of the Republic of Moldova,” said Maria Zakharova, adding that the Moldovan authorities would do this “to destroy the country under the pretext of reforms.”

“Under certain pretexts, Russian channels are banned on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, Russian news sites are blocked. There is discrimination on the face, from the point of view of spoken language,” she also said, adding that Moscow monitors all this and reports to international organizations.

“Citizens of the Republic of Moldova want Russian materials and television, because they understand that this language is also their heritage,” concluded Maria Zakharova, quoted by the media from across the Prut.

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