Maia Sandu wants a modern army in Moldova: If Russia comes over us, will we send the army not to defend with a dig?
Maia Sandu wants a modern army in Moldova: If Russia comes over us, will we send the army not to defend with a dig? / Photo source: Facebook Maia Sandu
The Republic of Moldova is a peaceful country and will remain so, but it needs modern military equipment to be safe, President Maia Sandu said on Wednesday evening in a show on public television, in which she explained this . must equip the Moldovan army with modern equipment, media reports from across the Prut on Thursday.
“We do not want weapons to go and fight our neighbors, as Russia does. We want to be safe at home and we want no one to attack. Even if our defense system is in a very bad situation, if it were not for this convention from Russia against Ukraine, we probably would not have discussed too much about the need to equip the army, Maia Sandu was quoted as saying by the Open portal. .md.
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‘I really hope we don’t get there, but it’s not up to us. If Russia seeks to come upon us one day, what do we do? Are we sending the army with a hoe not to defend? I repeat, we do not want to attack anyone, we do not want to involve anyone in the war, but it is a reality for which we must prepare ‘, underlined Maia Sandu, evoking the decision of the European Council of June 30, by which to decide the offer. assistance under the European Instrument for Peace (IEP) amounting to 40 million euros for the benefit of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova.
She described the opposition’s rhetoric on the West’s intention to arm the Republic of Moldova as a fake. The European Union is ready not to offer support in modernizing the army, but it is only non-lethal equipment, not weapons and ammunition, said the Moldovan president.
“All opposition talks are false because the EU has said it provides us with non-lethal equipment, even if we need ammunition.”
“All opposition talks are false because the EU has said it provides us with non-lethal equipment, even if we need ammunition. We need to seriously consider how the national army is equipped. If we still have an army, we can’t leave it in the woods. We have to do basic things. It is not fair to keep the army without any equipment that would allow it not to defend ‘, said Maia Sandu, quoted by Radio Chisinau.
She added that “the only promise we have is from the EU and it targets non-lethal weapons,” according to IPN. Maia Sandu also said that the decision on the accession of the Republic of Moldova to a military bloc, which would provide it with a protection umbrella, will belong to the people. Until then, the status of neutrality provided for in the Constitution will be respected.
‘For that we need the support of societies. We are a democratic country where things are decided by the people. At the time of the Constitution the people decided that a neutral country must be approved. But neutral countries usually have a very strong and well-equipped army. We are a neutral country and we have an army that has not been invested in. We cannot close our eyes and not pretend that there is no war with us, said the President of the Republic of Moldova, who by the nature of his position is also the commander-in-chief of the army, according to Radio Chisinau.
Republic of Moldova and Gazprom
In the televised natural intervention, Mai Sandu stated that signing a contract with Gazprom to deliver gas to the Republic of Moldova at a lower price was impossible. At the same time, the head of state said that he does not regret the fact that he did not go personally to Moscow to negotiate with the Russian energy concern, according to Newsmaker.md.
‘I’m not going to start selling a piece of land just to have cheaper gas for half a year. Our country is independent and we must stick to it. It’s hard now, it’s hard for everyone, including because they haven’t developed an alternative in the meantime, because they haven’t invested in energy projects. Because there was no such interest. The projects we are doing now will give results in 4-5 years’, she stated.
‘Those who talk about the contract today, why didn’t they sign a long-term contract if they have this capacity and have been serving Moscow instead of serving their own citizens? There are no commercial conditions today, and the price is not a market one, but a speculative one (…)
This increase in prices is unfortunate. If there were methods to stop them, we would not have stopped them long ago ‘, added Maia Sandu. She also said that everyone is preparing for a hard winter, including the Republic of Moldova, according to Agerpres.
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