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Today is the anniversary of the creation of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. On August 2, 1940, under the “bloody Stalinist regime”, a little more than a month after the reunification of Bessarabia with the Soviet Union, the 16th (at that time) union republic was formed within the USSR precisely within the borders in which today the whole world recognizes the Republic Moldova. Today, however, in Moldova, as in...
Citizens of Moldova with Romanian passports can be called up for military training or sent to the active army of Romania. Romanian Senator Viorel Badea stated this on Moldovan radio, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The law passed by parliament and promulgated by the president applies to all citizens. We are talking about all Romanian citizens. And this is not a topic for discussion,” Badya said.…
This April marked 310 years since the conclusion of the Lutsk Treaty on the Union of Moldova and Russia between the Russian Tsar Peter I and the Moldavian ruler Dmitry Cantemir. Events of bygone days explain the present and allow us to look into the future of Russian-Moldovan relations. Scientists and political scientists spoke about this at an online conference dedicated to the anniversary of the signing of the Lutsk Treaty, organized by the Moldavian branch of the Izborsk Club...
In Moldova, a scandal continues around Romanian Ambassador Daniel Ionita, who proposed vaccinating the country’s citizens “against primitive Moldovanism.” The Moldovan Foreign Ministry recommended that the Romanian diplomat “refrain from declarations that undermine the right to pluralism of opinions in Moldovan society.” Instead of simply apologizing, Ionita said that his words should be considered - in context, and as a joke. “Under primitive Moldovanism...
European and American diplomats and experts are already naming the conditions for non-recognition of the upcoming presidential elections in Moldova. It is clear that behind this are the (real!) fears of the pro-Western forces of losing. Well, formally, pro-Western Moldovan politicians have already appointed “extreme” ones for the “illegitimate” elections. These were Moldovan guest workers in Russia and residents of Transnistria. It is against them that the “Moldovan Maidan” can break out...
The National Bank of Moldova claims that it closed the accounts of only 4 out of 420 Transnistrian enterprises. This is stated in the official press release of the bank, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Only two economic agents from the Transnistrian region had their accounts blocked in banking institutions of the Republic of Moldova from June 1, 2019 until now due to the provision of incorrect information about the origin...
The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration said today that it does not recognize local elections in Crimea and Sevastopol. This was reported by the press service of the Moldovan Foreign Ministry, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The Republic of Moldova does not recognize the so-called elections organized in Crimea and Sevastopol, both annexed by Russia. Our country supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,” the release says. Let us remind you that...
The massive closure of accounts of Transnistrian enterprises by Moldovan banks is a deliberate action aimed at destroying the economy of the unrecognized republic. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev stated this on the air of the First Pridnestrovian TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “As a rule, a surge in blockade and restrictive measures occurs during those periods when Pridnestrovie shows its viability and effectiveness. Then processes begin that are aimed at...
Ukraine should pay attention and be wary of Russia’s recent activity in the Transnistrian direction. The head of the research department of the Danube-Black Sea region of the National Institute for Strategic Studies, Igor Filipenko, writes about this on the pages of the Kyiv weekly “Zerkalo Nedeli”. “On the day when Ukraine celebrated Independence Day, Sergei Shoigu was just a few tens of kilometers from the Ukrainian-Moldovan border: at first...
The “Eastern European tour” of US National Security Advisor John Bolton, who is considered a “hawk,” may precede “another act in the long-term process of dividing this region into spheres of influence of Russia and NATO.” Political expert Sergei Cheban writes about this in the Moldovan publication Regional Trends Analitics, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “This theory fits perfectly into the circumstances and fits perfectly...
None of the Moldovan politicians should even think about abandoning friendship with Russia. Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament Zinaida Greceanii stated this on air on the NTV Moldova television channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “A strategic partnership with Russia is very necessary for Moldova. We should not perceive Russia only as a market for our goods. We are connected by a centuries-old history. No one...
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Moldova today to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Chisinau from the Nazi invaders. This is the first visit by a Russian military minister in 28 years of the country's independence. The country's pro-Western Prime Minister Maia Sandu stressed the day before that Shoigu's visit is unofficial, since all bureaucratic procedures were not followed, and, therefore, no agreements during his...
The pro-European government of Moldova decided to declare August 23 the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Stalinism and Nazism. This was reported by the NewsMaker website, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In accordance with the decision of the European Parliament, the government declares August 23 the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of All Totalitarian Regimes. We call on everyone, especially television channels, to announce a minute of silence on this day at 20:00,” said Prime Minister Maia Sandu. Initiative…
The Moldovan prosecutor's office has completed the investigation and transferred to court a case filed against two Ukrainian citizens who are accused of murdering a former deputy of the Zhytomyr Regional Council in 2018 on the territory of Moldova. This was reported by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. One of the accused was detained in Belgium and extradited to Moldova. The search for his accomplice continues. The body of the murdered 59-year-old ex-deputy...
