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The Chisinau parliament recently banned the symbols of the Russian invasion “V”, “Z”, as well as the two-tone ribbon “St. Gheorghe”. President Maia Sandu promulgated the law on Tuesday, April 19.
A pro-Russian position says it does not recognize the law and calls on the people to go out on May 9 (“Victory Day”) to a demonstration with a ribbon on their chests. The Socialist Party guarantees that those who violate the law will provide “full legal assistance to any resident who considers it his or her best to wear St. George’s ribbon on May 9.” In parallel, some left-wing MPs appear live on Moscow’s propaganda platforms with messages fueling division and hatred. They smile contentedly and nod when Putin’s propagandists say that Moldova will be torn apart by Russia and will be left without a May 1st.
Maia Sandu It was our duty to keep this pace, but we did not succeed
After the promulgation of the law banning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Maia Sandu held a briefing in the activity symbolized that Moldova does not need “symbols that oppose us”, because “it is a country of peace”: Amending the law on some signs and letters that are used by the Russian army in the war in Ukraine and on the prohibition on the territory of our country of the symbolism of this war do not threaten our historical memory. People will still be able to commemorate the heroes who fought in World War II, “the head of state explained.
According to her, “speculating on the victory of 1945 to promote today, a military aggression against Ukraine is an offense to the memory of our parents and grandparents, who gave their lives so that we could live in peace. It was our duty to keep up the pace, but unfortunately we did not succeed. ” (…) “We cannot accept the use, in our country, of the symbols that are taken care of, in support or the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Symbols change meaning depending on context, realities. The symbols we incriminate are not symbols of the war of 77 years ago – they refer to today’s war in Ukraine. We cannot tolerate the promotion of images and actions that are associated with the war in Ukraine, that are associated with the killing of thousands of people, with the suffering of millions of other refugees, and that call for terror, destruction and rape. We cannot admit messages that distort information about the war – it is outrageous and inhuman to blame the victims for their own suffering “, mentioned Maia Sandu.
“Those who today justify killing Ukrainians tomorrow – or even today – may demand the killing of Moldovans. Those who do not condemn war today are the same as those who did not condemn pogroms, the Holocaust or deportations in their day. (…) Those who use the symbols of war to drip hatred into our conscience and to sow enmity and divide in society will pay harshly according to the law. Using them is criminal and disgusting behavior. Politicians who speculate on symbols to divide society will be penalized, “said the Moldovan president.
Russian Embassy says banning the ribbon affects the move towards peace
The Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Moldova claims that the ban on the St. George ribbon affects “the movement for peace and friendship between the two countries.” The embassy notes that the two-tone ribbon preserves the memory of millions of people who died in the fight against fascism and Nazism in Europe. “Today’s attempt to create a new fictional reality of those events, based on an ideological attack on moral norms, deprives our peoples of the right to a secure historical memory, hinders the transition to peace and friendship,” said the Russian Embassy’s reaction. . in the Republic of Moldova.
The Tiraspol separatists found themselves isolated and shouted: “Blockade!”
Although apparently more timid than before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the separatist regime in Tiraspol also seems to have regained its “voice” in the last two weeks, especially after Ukraine blocked any movement through its border segment. the Transnistrian region. Now the only connection, including trade, of the Transnistrian regions with the rest of the world is through the Republic of Moldova, and this means the legalization of documents and equal conditions with economic agents in the Republic of Moldova. Transnistrian business has never operated in the last 30 years with proper documents. Therefore, the separatist regime perceives the need to legalize business in Chisinau as an “economic blockade.”
And if in relation to Ukraine, the exponents of the separatist regime in Tiraspol now display a humble tone, in terms of dialogue with Chisinau the separatist administration on the left bank of the Dniester has remained equally unfriendly, Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Oleg Serebrean told us: “The dialogue channel is open, but the content is blocked. The message in which Chisinau is identified is still unfriendly – as it always has been “, Serebrean claims. The Tiraspol regime does not forget to emphasize the idea of independence and continues to insist that there are “territories temporarily controlled” by the Republic of Moldova – alluding to the eight communes – six on the left bank of the Dniester and two on the right (Copanca and Varnița). which Tiraspol was part of the separatist republic. “Perhaps these things were said before, but the context in which they are said now gives them or another reading. That is, in the current landscape, we see these statements more prominently. So we can’t say that Tiraspol’s message to us has been tempered. It is not more friendly! ”, Concluded the Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister.