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"Moldova has been sliding into yet another crisis following the resignation of
its prime minister, Natalia Gavrilita, and fears that Russia was plotting a
coup to overthrow the pro-western president, Maia Sandu.
At a press conference in the Moldovan capital Chisinau on February 13, Sandu
confirmed earlier accusations made by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr
Zelensky, in his speech to the European Council that the Kremlin was about to
execute a coup against Moldova.
Zelensky said he had informed Sandu of a “detailed Russian plan” to “break the
democratic order in [Moldova] and establish control over it”.
In turn, Sandu said Russia’s plan involved using “saboteurs with military
background, camouflaged in civilian clothes, to undertake violent actions,
attacks on state institutions and taking hostages”. The coup would involve
infiltration by foreign agitators from Russia, Montenegro, Belarus and Serbia,
she added.
Sandu’s statement was promptly rejected by the Kremlin, which said the
accusations were “completely unfounded and unsubstantiated”.
But Moscow has form for trying to destabilise Moldova as part of its strategy
in the war against Ukraine – and, given its geography, Moldova is an easy and
convenient target for the Kremlin. These latest revelations may therefore not
be surprising, but they are deeply worrying and should dispel any myth that
Vladimir Putin’s objectives are limited to Ukraine."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
