The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Moldova, Oleg Vasnetsov, will be summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration for explanations after “humiliating statements of some Russian officials against our country and the European Union”. according to the materials of TV8.
Vasnetsov was again summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova after former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that “the Republic of Moldova as a country does not exist, it was sold to Romania.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmytro Peskov also stated that the authorities in Chisinau have “destroyed their language” and are making “decisions aimed at the loss of sovereignty.”
“They have already destroyed their language, they no longer call it the Moldovan language. We see a trend of absorption from Romania. We see actions aimed at deliberately limiting their own sovereignty and so on,” Peskov said, showing that he agreed with the vice president of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, TASS reported, citing news.ro.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration will not comment on the absolutely unacceptable language of the statements of some Russian officials revealed today, but we emphasize that the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Moldova, Oleg Vasnetsov, will be summoned to the Ministry to provide explanations regarding the statements against our country.” , – says the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Prut.
“There may be regrets”
In addition, Dmytro Peskov accused the leadership of the Republic of Moldova of “rapid movement towards Russophobia”.
“It is obvious that the current leadership of the Republic of Moldova is rapidly moving in the direction of Russophobia, which we are already well aware of. At the same time, for some reason, they equate their desire for European integration with the spread of Russophobia. They believe that hatred of Russia and any pro-Russian manifestations should be an absolutely mandatory attribute of European integration,” commented Peskov.
“You can regret this,” the Kremlin spokesman added.
Peskov insisted that such an anti-Russian line of the Moldovan leadership does not correlate with the state of mind in society. “There are different moods. But nevertheless, of course, this is a country that is now quickly trying to become unfriendly to us,” Peskov concluded.
Dmitry Medvedev, vice president of Russia’s Security Council, reacted on Friday after the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Dorin Recan, announced that several Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, were blacklisted and denied entry. to the country The former president of Russia said that the Republic of Moldova no longer exists as a state because “it was sold” to Romania.
“There is no such country”
In response, Dmitry Medvedev stated that Russian officials “for now” have no intention of coming to the Republic of Moldova, which no longer exists as a state, as it was “sold” to Romania by the pro-Western government, at which he asked Moldovan officials to respect ” the sovereignty of the Dniester Moldavian Republic”, under which Transnistria is called.
“A mysterious creature named Recean announced that neither the president of Russia nor Russian officials will be able to enter their country – Moldova. First, no one was even going to go there. Maybe, somehow, later… Secondly, there is no such country either. Local leaders sold it to Romania, becoming traitors to their own country,” Medvedev wrote.
“And it makes no sense to discuss with them. Let people figure it out with them. And let them finally decide who they are – Moldovans or Romanians,” added Medvedev, quoted by NewsMaker.
At the end of the message in the postscript, Medvedev says: “Obviously, with the indication that all “Rechenians” and “Alde Sandu” must respect the sovereignty of the Dniester Moldavian Republic.”
Tension between Chisinau and Moscow
Medvedev’s statements came amid strained relations between Chisinau and Russia and in the context of Sunday’s elections to appoint a regional leader (Başcanul) in the predominantly pro-Russian semi-autonomous region of Gagauzia.
This electoral context forced the authorities of the Republic of Moldova to ban the entry of the leader of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan into the country on April 17, a diplomatic incident that subsequently caused mirror gestures in Chisinau and Moscow: the ambassadors were summoned to the offices of the respective foreign ministries and informed of the expulsion of one member of their diplomatic staff
Russia also banned some Moldovan officials from entering the country: Interior Minister Ani Revenko and several MPs from President Maia Sandu’s Action and Solidarity Party: Oazu Nantoi, Olesa Stamate and Lilian Karp.
Relations between Russia and the republic The situation in Moldova worsened significantly after the coming to power in the neighboring country of the pro-Western government of President Maia Sandu, who repeatedly accused Moscow of trying to destabilize the country after the invasion of Ukraine.
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