DISINFO: The West intends to push Romania’s take-over of Moldova to distract Russia
SUMMARY
Romania is no longer concealing its ambitions to get Moldova. The western geopolitical strategies are using the ambitions of Bucharest to recreate the Greater Romania project. The main goal is to fraction Russia’s attention over various chess boards.
RESPONSE
The article promotes recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about the belligerent West trying to encircle and endager Russia.
Romania adheres to international law regarding state borders, fully supports the independence and territorial integrity of neighbouring countries including Moldova and Ukraine and rejects any “imperial” ambitions towards other countries.
Russian and pro-Kremlin media outlets often portray factual or imaginary socio-political events in various countries as instances of Western plot directed against Russia.
Earlier they alleged, among other things, that Nato escalated the situation in Kosovo to distract Russia from Ukraine and that the social unrest in Kazakhstan in 2022 was meant to divert Russia’s attention before negotiations. One article spoke about the coordinated actions of Western governments and a variety of local actors in the Central Asian countries in their pursuit of anti-Russian activities.
See our article on the recent Russian psychological pressure on Moldova here.