The country’s President Maia Sandu said on Monday that Russia wants to stage a coup in Moldova.
Sandu called for increased security measures in Moldova after a pro-EU government resigned last week following months of pressure from Moscow, which is waging an all-out war on neighboring Ukraine.
Sandu told reporters at a news conference on Monday, “The plan involved subversion and militarily trained men disguised as civilians to carry out violent acts, attack government buildings and take hostages.”
He said Citizens of Russia, Montenegro, Belarus and Serbia will be among those entering Moldova to stage protests in an attempt to “turn the legitimate government controlled by the Russian Federation into an illegitimate one in order to stall the EU integration process”.
Moldova was granted candidate status for the European Union. last Junetogether with Ukraine.
Then came Sandu’s comment named a new prime minister on Friday to keep his country on a pro-EU trajectory after the fall of the previous government.
“Reports received from our Ukrainian partners indicate the places and logistical aspects of organizing this subversive activity. The plan also envisages the use of foreigners for violent actions SaidThat said, earlier statements by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky about Russia’s plans to stoke the unrest have been confirmed by Moldovan officials.
Zelensky said during EU leaders European Council summit on Thursday in Brussels that Ukraine had blocked Russian plans to “destroy” Moldova, which were later carried out by Moldovan intelligence services Confirmed,
Moldovan government has long accused Russia, which bases troops in the breakaway region of Transnistria in the east, has fueled unrest in the country, including protests in the capital Chisinau.
Sandu on Monday Asked Moldova’s parliament to adopt draft laws to equip its intelligence and security service, and the prosecutor’s office with the “necessary tools to deal with risks more effectively” to the country’s security. “The most offensive form of attack is an informational attack,” she said, urging citizens to trust only the information they receive from authorities.
“The Kremlin’s efforts to bring violence to Moldova will not work. Our main goal is the safety of citizens and the state,” Sandu said.