NATO wants to turn Moldova into a logistics supply center for the Ukrainian army, thereby bringing the infrastructure of the North Atlantic alliance closer to Russia, Russian foreign affairs spokeswoman Marija Zakharova said at her regular weekly press conference on Wednesday.
Zaharova referred to the significant arms shipments in recent months and the pro-Western views of Moldovan President Maia Sandu. He added that the majority of the Moldovan population does not want to join NATO.
According to the Russian foreign affairs spokesman, Sandu’s government is seriously considering seizing the separatist power plant on the banks of the Dniester by force.
– Sandu’s regime also wants to use the country’s energy crisis to settle the Trans-Dniester issue. They are uncontroversially trying to shift their own responsibility for stopping gas deliveries to Russia, and are considering – seriously considering – seizing the Moldovan power plant on the banks of the Dniester by force. This was also reported in detail by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SZVR). – said Zaharova.
Maria Zakharova
– It is understandable that in the event of such a scenario, the presence of Russian peacekeepers in the region would also be endangered, and the inhabitants of the Transnistrian Republic would literally be held hostage. Finally, the escalation could lead to serious consequences, the appearance of another focal point of instability in Europe. Sandu is preparing his country for this. What finally? You have to ask yourself these questions – added the Russian foreign affairs spokesman.
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According to Zaharova, Moscow has information that so-called democratization funds, closely intertwined with Western professional services they are preparing for a huge propaganda campaign in Belarus
before the presidential election on January 26, 2025, and they want to start demonstrations.
The spokesman evaluated the call of the United States for American citizens to leave the territory of Belarus as a provocation. In addition, he emphasized that Russia does not rule out a military adventure by Western countries in Belarus either.
Regarding the war in Ukraine, Zaharova said that the yet-to-be-announced final aid package of outgoing US President Joe Biden to support the Kyiv leadership will in no way serve Ukraine’s security, but will have the opposite effect. According to the Russian foreign ministry spokesman this testifies to the fact that even with its last breath, the West chooses to escalate the conflict, sparing no one in Ukraine.
In an earlier interview with Sputnik radio, Zaharova stated that if the resources that the West spent on the war in Ukraine had been invested in Ukraine, the country would now be a world leader in several sectors. Here is the answer to the Ukrainian citizens, what they wanted to do with them. They just wanted to use them as tools he added.
Source: www.economx.hu
