The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, said on Saturday in Timisoara that the Russian Federation during this period tried to destabilize the order and power in Chisinau, each time trying to use the regime in the Transnistrian region, but her country is taking all measures to counter these attempts.

Her statement came after the pro-Russian separatist region of Transnistria accused Moldovan authorities of training Ukrainian soldiers to attack institutions and leaders in Tiraspol on Friday, Reuters reported. The pro-European government of the Republic of Moldova immediately rejected the accusations.

“All this period, Russia tried to destabilize the order and power in Chisinau, every time trying to use the regime in the Transnistrian region. We are aware of these risks and are taking all measures to prevent this destabilization,” Maja Sandu said at a press conference.

We know that Russia will resume its attempts to destabilize the Republic of Moldova in the spring

“We talk and communicate with citizens about these risks, just like last year, when Russia intended to overthrow the Government (from Chisinau – no). Together with citizens and state institutions, we are trying to protect ourselves from these risks, but we still have a lot to work on, there are still vulnerable places,” continued the President of the Republic of Moldova.

She emphasized that the Republic of Moldova is counting on the support of Romania and the international community in this matter.

“We know that this spring Russia will resume its attempts to destabilize the situation,” said Maja Sandu.

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, received the “Timisoara for European Values” award on Saturday, established this year by the Municipality of Timisoara to honor internationally recognized individuals who promote or defend European values ​​with determination, courage and creativity. inside and outside the European Union.

This year, the Russians intensified their hybrid war against the Republic of Moldova

The Kremlin and Russian state media continue to encourage pro-Russian separatists in the Republic of Moldova, possibly in an effort to sow political instability and division, according to an analysis by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) published late Tuesday.

Moscow may try to use false flag operations in Transnistria to undermine Ukrainian grain exports along the western Black Sea coast, argue that Russia must protect ethnic Russians and Russian-speaking citizens, and foment instability in Moldova, another ISW assessment published in Wednesday .

TASS on Tuesday published an interview with Transnistria’s “president” Vadym Krasnoselsky, in which he stated that Moldova’s “militarization” threatens Transnistria, accused Chisinau of suspending negotiations with Transnistria, and emphasized Transnistria’s “broad” cooperation agreements I am with Russia.

Russia’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had summoned Moldova’s ambassador to Russia to protest “unfriendly actions by Chisinau,” including “politically motivated harassment of Russian and Russian-language media” and “cases of discrimination against Russia.”

The Russian Foreign Ministry threatened that in case of continuation of such actions, “the Russian side reserves the right to take additional measures in response.”