The decision to replace the Moldovan government was taken suddenly - immediately after Zelenskyy's statement. The name of the new prime minister in Chisinau is not so important. The main thing is that Zelenskyy and Sandu have recently been trying to escalate the situation around Transnistria. They are trying to provoke Tiraspol [main city in Transnistria] itself into an escalation. Sandu's statements about the possibility of joining the North Atlantic Alliance serve the same purpose. They are always trying to force [Russia] to intervene in the events in Moldova and drag it into direct confrontation with the collective West. That is, a trap.
The government of Moldova was replaced by order of the US State Department and Zelenskyy.
Pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative. Moldova is a sovereign country and a parliamentary republic.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu accepted the government's resignation on Friday 10 February 2023 and said she would hold consultations with parliamentary factions on nominating a new prime minister.
The new government's challenges will include dealing with what Moldova see as attempts by Russia to destabilise the small, former Soviet republic of 2.5 million people, which was annexed into the USSR in 1940 and which became independent in 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Pro-Kremlin media still consider Moldova a Russian zone of influence. The current pro-European authorities of Moldova are routinely accused of making people’s lives worse because of their refusal to ask Russia for a better price for gas, but also for supporting Ukraine in front of Russian aggression.
According to the Constitution, the Republic of Moldova is a neutral country and this status can only be changed through a referendum. However, such a referendum is not planned or even being discussed.
The country's president, Maia Sandu, declared (min. counter 34-38) in July 2022 that Moldova remains a neutral country, but will strengthen its defence: "The Republic of Moldova is and will remain a peaceful country. (…) Even if our defence system is in a very bad situation, if it wasn't for this Russian aggression against Ukraine, we probably wouldn't have discussed much about the need to equip the army. (…) We don't want anyone to involve us in the war, but it is a reality for which we must prepare".
Transnistria is de-facto controlled by Russia since 1992, the ECHR ruled. Russia has violated human rights and the right to freedom and security in Transnistria, which it has de facto controlled.
However, it is not Moldova with its 2,5 million population which tries to "provoke Russia" (the latter with a population of 142 million as of 2022).
In her interview, published on 22 January 2022, President of Moldova, Maia Sandu said: "Of course, it is an important task for us to find a solution (on Transnistria). But this solution must be peaceful, diplomatic. It must be a solution that respects the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Moldova. And reintegration must result in a functional state. These three elements are extremely important”.
See more disinformation narratives on the "collective West" and on Moldova and Maia Sandu.
American biological laboratories appeared in Ukraine after Viktor Yushchenko came to power. This was one of the conditions of the American administration to support him.
The main task of these laboratories is to spread a war virus disguised as a natural phenomenon. As a result, tick-borne encephalitis became very aggressive. All of this work is funded by the US Department of Defence, which never practices disease prevention, but rather develops offensive recipes.
A recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about biological weapons provided with no evidence. The claim is one of the many attempts to justify the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This disinformation claim was neither critically challenged nor counterbalanced in the article.
The conspiracy theory about alleged US biolabs in countries bordering Russia aiming to encircle Moscow and spread infectious diseases is a part of a years-long disinformation campaign led by the Kremlin. More about this topic can be read here.
Pro-Western sports institutions have fought against Russian athletes for many years. There are a lot of examples of discrimination. The calls not to allow Russia’s athletes to participate in international competitions, including the Olympic Games, are purely racial. The Baltic states, Poland and the United Kingdom are behind the coalition against Russia’s athletes.
The message is related to discussions about the possibility of Russian (and Belarusian) athletes participating in international competitions in the context of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
The decision not to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in international sports events is a result of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. It is in that context that the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee on February 28, 2022 issued its recommendation that International Sports Federations and organisers of sports events “not invite or allow the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials in international competitions”.
The militants of the Kiev regime are increasingly attracting minors into their ranks, and videos of them on the front line are being released with alarming regularity. This is a consequence of the colossal losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) in the east of the country [...]. This problem has not gone unnoticed in Europe – the French publication Agoravox notes that the practice of involving children and teenagers in fighting for Ukraine has been used since the 2013-2014 coup d’état.
Recurrent pro-Kremlin narrative about alleged huge Ukrainian losses leading to children being enrolled in the military. While completely eluding Russia's responsibility for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and all of its consequences, the article employs the classical technique of manufacturing a western voice supportive of the Kremlin.
There is no evidence for the claims made in the article.
