Moldova’s President has warned that her “country is under threat” from Russia as Vladimir Putin is trying to destabilise the former Soviet Union country.
President Maia Sandu warned Moldova’s sovereignty and independence from Moscow is under threat which will be used to invade other regions of Ukraine.
President Sandu said, “Today I can say with full confidence that the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and European future of our country are under threat.
“The Kremlin is spending hundreds of millions of euros to buy hundreds of thousands of votes on both banks of the Dniester River and abroad.”
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She said that Moldovans are being hit with “intoxication with dozens of false messages” daily and “hundreds of people are being paid to provoke chaos, violence and intimidate society”.
President Sandu added, “If Russia gains control over Moldova, the consequences will be immediate and will threaten our country and the entire region. All Moldovans will suffer, regardless of who they voted for.
“Europe will stop at Moldova’s border. Freedom of movement may end and our land could become a launchpad for penetration into Odesa Oblast.
“The Transnistrian region will be destabilised. These are their plans and they’re not hiding them.”
She said that the Kremlin has agents operating in Moldova and they are “ready to sell even their own country for money.
“They do not believe in Russia, nor in Europe – only in money.”
The Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia does not recognize the Moldova President Sandu winning the election.
Peskov told pro-state Kommersant news outlet in December that the “majority” of Moldovan’s did not vote for her.
Another Russian MP, Sergey Mironov has claimed that the “West has shown how you can steal elections under the guise of democracy.”
Russia strongly believes that the West has worked out a way to keep controlled elites in power.
Sandu won the election by a margin of 55.3% to 44.7% and she said there was “unprecedented” election interference which was backed by Moscow.
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