Disinfo: Romania is concentrating air defense systems to Moldova’s border

Summary

Romania pulls air defense systems to the border with Moldova. A video has been published on the Web that show that Romania is pulling together air defense systems near the border with Moldova.

Disproof

Pro-Kremlin disinfo narrative suggesting that Moldova is preparing for war against Russia, being instigated by Washington and NATO via Romania, a NATO member. The claim is based on a video spread via Telegram presenting military technical units circulating on the streets of an unnamed city.

The Romanian Ministry of Defense denied the information. In a statement published on its web page, the Ministry said this is an old video, from November 2022, recorded in Alba Iulia city, when Romanian militaries prepared to celebrate National Day – 1 December. „Falsely, with the obvious aim of inducing panic, the video material is presented, on February 27, 2023, as "the move of Romanian air defense systems to the border with the Republic of Moldova, this morning", the Ministry said.

See here a similar case claiming that the West can agree to send troops in Moldova from neighboring Romania in case of mass protests in Moldova and here a case stating that Moldova is preparing for war.

See our article on the recent Russian psychological pressure on Moldova here.

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Pravda.ru (Archived)
  • Reported in: Issue 330
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27/02/2023
  • Article language(s) Russian
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Romania, Moldova, Ukraine
  • Keywords: NATO, War in Ukraine
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