DISINFO: Moldova's leadership is surrendering national interests in favour of NATO
SUMMARY
Moldova's leadership is surrendering national interests in favour of NATO.
NATO is expanding to the East and is stirring up anti-Russian sentiments in Chisinau, declaring the Russian peacekeeping mission in Bendery and Tiraspol as dangerous. The leadership of Moldova not only turns a blind eye to this, but also participates in anti-Russian provocations.
RESPONSE
Recurring the pro-Kremlin narrative about NATO and its ”anti-Russian” activities mixed with the narrative that current pro-Western Moldovan leadership is working in favour of foreign forces such as the US or the EU.
The claim appeared after the participation of one of the officials of the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the international conference “Prospects for Partnership and Security through Cooperation on the NATO 2030 Agenda”, during which he spoke about cooperation between Moldova and the North Atlantic Alliance.
The Republic of Moldova has been participating in various cooperation programmes with NATO since 1992, when it joined the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, aiming to draw closer to Euro-Atlantic standards and institutions. However, it remains a neutral state, as required by its Constitution. NATO fully respects Moldova’s constitutional neutrality, as stated on its official website.
As a sovereign state Moldova is free to decide her own foreign orientation incl. alliance structure.
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