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Disinfo: The European Parliament requires the liquidation of the state of the Republic of Moldova

Summary

According to the European legislative body, the Republic of Moldova is a territorial formation created by the Soviet Union on the land that it took from Romania. And this land has not yet been returned to Bucharest.

The European Parliament de facto requires the liquidation of the state of the Republic of Moldova. This is recorded in an official document.

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Recurring pro-Kremlin narratives about the European Parliament resolution issued in October 2019 and the widespread message that states lose their sovereignty when they join the EU.

Read a similar case about EU Parliament resolution here.

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Komsomolskaya Pravda - Moldova (Archived)
News Front - Russian (Archived)
News Front - French (Archived)
News Front - German (Archived)
News Front - English (Archived)
  • Reported in: Issue 178
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 24/12/2019
  • Language/target audience: Russian, French, German, English
  • Country: Romania, Moldova, USSR
  • Keywords: World War 2, Sovereignty

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