Russian parliamentarian threatens Moldova: “A second front in Transnistria will lead to catastrophe”
The transformation of the Republic of Moldova into a second Ukraine through the competition of its Western “owners” will result in a catastrophe for it, and Chisinau’s attempts to impose a change in the format of peacekeeping operations in Transnistria can only lead to destabilization, he said. . on Thursday Vladimir Djabarov, first deputy chairman of the Committee on International Relations of the Federation Council (upper house of the Russian parliament), matched the Russian press TASS, quoted by Agerpres.
“The transformation of the Republic of Moldova into a second Ukraine, a situation to which its Western bosses are pushing, its pumping with Western weapons only aggravates the problem and removes the prospects of a peaceful resolution of the conflict on the Dniester,” he told a Djabarov frame. round tables dedicated to Russia’s participation in the peacekeeping operation in Transnistria.
“The opening of a real second front in Transnistria will lead to a catastrophe for the entire Moldovan state”, threatened the Russian senator, given that the Chisinau authorities have always advocated for a peaceful settlement of the conflict on the Dniester, according to Deschide.md.
Russia says it is calling for peace in Transnistria
Russia has consistently advocated for peace in Transnistria, and the peacekeeping force, which includes Russian soldiers, “has always been a bastion of predictability and peace, the guarantor of security on the left bank of the Dniester,” the Russian senator said.
“Any attempt by irresponsible politicians in Chisinau to question the role of Russian peacekeepers, to force a change in the format of peacekeeping operations with the withdrawal of Russian troops from the region will only lead to destabilization,” Djabarov was quoted as saying. . of TASS.
The Russian senator also expressed concern about the prolonged pause that intervened in the negotiations in the ‘5plus2’ format (Republic of Moldova, Transnistria, Russia, Ukraine and the OSCE, plus the USA and the EU, as observers).
“The Moldovan side’s ignorance of the initiatives to resume dialogue made by the Transnistrian leadership, following unilateral instructions to the collective West, has put the Chisinau authorities on the path of torpedoing negotiations and conditions in which their continuation is no longer possible in a constructive way,” Djabarov said. .
Russia criticizes Moldovan authorities for banning Russian media
The first deputy chairman of the Russian Senate’s International Relations Committee criticized the Moldovan authorities for passing a law banning Russian media and accused them of fighting the memory of the Great War for the Defense of the Fatherland, as Moscow calls World War II.
“Does Chisinau seriously believe that banning St. George’s ribbons and glorifying Romanian-fascist criminals, along with Romanianization and frantic Russophobic propaganda in the media about the situation in Ukraine, make the image of Moldova attractive to Transnistrians? “, the Russian senator rhetorically asks in the statement for TASS.
“Our country will continue to ensure peace on the Dniester and counter any challenges and attempts to destabilize it. This is in the interest of the people of both the Republic of Moldova and Transnistria,” he said.
According to Deschide.md, the Tiraspol administration has repeatedly stated that negotiations in the ‘5 + 2’ format cannot be resumed due to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
In this context, TASS writes that the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, after being elected to this position in 2020, made a series of statements against Tiraspol and said that he does not intend to meet with the leader of Transnistria, Vadim Krasnoselski, so as her predecessors did.
She stressed the need to withdraw Russian troops (Transnistrian Russian Troops Task Force / GOTR) from the left bank of the Dniester and to transform the current Russian peacekeeping operation into a civilian mission under international mandate.
In response, Krasnoselski said he was strongly opposed to the withdrawal of GOTR and peacekeeping forces in order to ensure stability and security in Transnistria, writes TASS.
How the Republic of Moldova responds
In fact, according to the media across the Prut, the Chisinau parliament adopted a law in April that does not prohibit Russian media in the Republic of Moldova, but aims to sanction the media that broadcasts content classified as misinformation or information that affects the security of audiovisual information space, in the context of the intensification of Russian propaganda against the background of the war launched by the Kremlin in Ukraine.
“We cannot accept messages that distort information about the war – it is outrageous and inhuman to blame the victims for their own suffering. Those who today justify killing Ukrainians, tomorrow – or even today – can demand the killing of Moldovans. Those who do not condemn the war today are just like and those who did not condemn, in their time, the pogroms, the Holocaust, or the deportations, let us not forget these tragic and shameful pages of our history. of the Second World War, who gave their lives for peace “, Maia Sandu pointed out at the time, quoted by Deschide.md.
And as for the ban on the St. George ribbon – I consider it a sign of the supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin, but also of the pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine – as well as the “Z” and “V” symbols, it works for Russian troops who attacked Ukraine, Chisinau explained that it cannot subscribe to the hypocrisy of Moscow, which on the one hand talks about peace, and on the other hand attacks and violates the sovereignty of an independent state and kills innocent people, under false pretenses, according to Moldovan media.
Editor: IC