Russia is trying to establish a pro-Russian government in Chisinau in order to use the Republic of Moldova, including against Ukraine, according to the Belarusian model. Moldovan President Maia Sandu stated this in an interview with Vocea Basarabiei TV channel.

The head of the Moldovan state believes that, as in the case of Belarus, the Russians would not mind deploying nuclear weapons in Moldova.

However, a democratically elected government acting in the interests of its people will not allow this.

“For the first time at the level of the country’s leadership, we openly and directly speak about the real intentions of the Russian Federation,” Sandu says.. “We tell the Russian leadership that the Moldovans are not their subjects and will not do what Moscow asks of them, no matter how many threats it sends”.

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At the same time, Maia Sandu believes that today there is no risk of the Russian Federation invading the Republic of Moldova..

“Ukraine today is our shield, it protects us from possible aggression,” says the President of Moldova. She admits that peace in her country can only be maintained “thanks to the courage of Ukrainians who defend their freedom and hold back the Russian army, which is the army of the aggressor”.

The President of Moldova previously reported on the danger of a coup d'etat. Maia Sandu believes that actions are planned in the country with the involvement of saboteurs with military training who will attack state buildings and take hostages.

According to Sandu, the saboteurs plan to rely on some internal forces - the entourage of the largest Moldovan businessman Vlad Plahotniuc and representatives of the opposition political party "

Russian officials regularly announce provocations allegedly being prepared by Ukraine related to its possible invasion of Moldova. Moldovan authorities do not find confirmation of such statements. Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine does not rule out provocations in the Transnistrian region.

Official Chisinau believes that the political situation in the country, including the prospects for the withdrawal of the Russian military contingent from Transnistria, directly depend on Ukraine's success in countering the Russian invasion.

Why did the Moldovan authorities face the threat of Russia implementing a special operation to destabilize the country. How Chisinau reacts to risks and what Moldova needs to do for its own security, Vladimir Kravchenko tells in the article "