Igor Dodon and Renato Usatyi represent two political projects of Russia in Moldova, designed to thwart the country’s European integration efforts. Such opinions were stated in the program “Fabrika” on Publika TV channel, IPN reports.

According to politologist Ion Tabarta, Dodon is the official project, while Usatyi is the unofficial project of Russia in Moldova. “They both are making effort, by Moscow’s order, to squeeze the Communist Party like in a vise as this party is no longer approved of by the Kremlin. The task of Dodon is to tear away votes from the Communists. Renato Usatyi was parachuted in order to attract those who are undecided or dissatisfied with the pro-European parties and the PCRM as well, on his side. In fact, Usatyi has a clear mission - to destabilize the situation. First, he says publicly that the current administration wants to remove him from the election campaign and then does something to provoke the law enforcement bodies in order to justify his earlier statement,” he stated.

Mihai Cernencu, department head at the Moldova Free International University, accused Igor Dodon of appropriation of public funds. “I don’t know how, but Igor Dodon, when he served as minister of economy, got a salary from the Academy of Sciences. As a result of the intervention of the Audit Office, he had to give back over 80,000 lei. When Dodon signed the contract for the supply of electricity from Ukraine, he deprived the people and the state of millions of lei. The swindle was identified by Ukrainian journalists, who made public the import price of electricity. Dodon’s behavior looks rather like political traseism. He goes there where he can get more,” he stated.

Journalist Ion Terguta said Dodon and Usatyi are Russia’s projects designed to obstruct Moldova’s European course. He expressed his regret art the fact that the law enforcement bodies didn’t do their duty as the swindles committed by Dodon weren’t investigated.

Referring to Igor Dodon’s change of opinion about the foreign policy course, vice director of the Institute of the Legal and Political Research of the Academy of Sciences Victor Juc said the politicians have the right to change their opinion, but not in all the cases. “I think Igor Dodon was sincere only when he said that Moldova’s entry into the Customs Union is not possible because the country does not have a common border with this organization,” he stated.