Andrei Popov, Head of the Multilateral Cooperation Directorate MAFI: NATO is a friend of the Republic of Moldova. We need to take full advantage of the opportunities that cooperation with NATO offers
NATO is a friend of the Republic of Moldova and we must make the most of the full range of opportunities that cooperation with NATO offers, a statement and an idea in this regard ”. ”From TVR Moldova.
In the context of the crisis on the border of Ukraine, the former Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Austria However, at present, the Republic of Moldova is not at risk. “At present, there are no imminent military risks to the Republic of Moldova, but it certainly cannot fail to worry about the negative dynamics of the security situation in the extended region, which is generated by the deployment of an unprecedented number of Russian armed forces at the border. . with Ukraine, but which come in a broader context in an attempt by the Russian Federation to force the West to accept a set of strategic objectives of the Russian Federation in terms of redefining the regional order. We can’t be indifferent, they don’t target us, even if they don’t target us militarily, but certainly these processes don’t concern you, we follow them so that we can read them, there are no misinterpretations, they don’t help us not to mobilize and let’s not mobilize. we focus. For these steps it is essential to have a robust security system, of solid institutions that communicate, that exchange information that can produce for the political deceased optimal solutions. At present there are no imminent military dangers on the Republic of Moldova, the same cannot be said of Ukraine, but political dialogue, the use of dialogue platforms in which we can not make the voice heard as in this larger framework of negotiations that is taking care . carries on three platforms Russia-US, Russia-NATO, but also the OSCE we can not promote the positions and interests and a clear position: the arrangement must have any basis the right to decide its fate and the course of foreign policy. ”
The Head of the Multilateral Cooperation Directorate of the Ministry of Interior says that we must now try to understand very well what objective the Russian Federation, which was the initiator of these processes, is really pursuing. “In parallel with this merger, Russia has launched a diplomatic offensive, and I think it is very important that we understand the real purpose of the Russian Federation. Some of the goal of the Russian Federation in deploying force is to exert pressure on the West by demonstrating both capabilities and political will to act and by means other than diplomacy, military or technical-military, as the Russians say. find out. their wishes will not be met. What is Russia pursuing? Strengthen their positions in the ongoing negotiations. Russia seeks to keep the world afloat and to send signals. He wants to improve his negotiating position and partially achieve this, by engaging the US, NATO in direct dialogue on some issues, but on the other hand it is absolutely clear that the main ailments publicly stated in an imperative manner by Russia “either all or ”. nothing ”with NATO’s commitment not to expand. The main question is what Russia will do when it receives answers from the West in the coming weeks “, concludes Andrei Popov.
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