The Republic of Moldova is obliged to align itself with the sanctions imposed by the European Union against the Russian Federation, the chairman of the Party “Dignity and Truth Platform” (PPDA) Dinu Plîngău stated in IPN’s public debate “Moldovan-Russian relations amidst war”. According to him, after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the states, some of which not at once, mobilized and condemned the Russian aggression, including despite Moscow’s attempts to cause an energy crisis in Europe.
“Together with the gradual impositions of sanctions against Russia, Moscow looked for allies that can help the Russian Federation avoid the consequences of particular sanctions. Russia’s failed offensive in Ukraine encouraged our authorities to firmly condemn this war. We remember that the statements made by our authorities during the first days of war were more cautious. Given the whole geopolitical spectrum, the duty of the Republic of Moldova is to take a decision that was actually taken by the Moldovan citizens at the previous elections – to head towards the civilized world, which is towards the EU,” stated Dinu Plîngău.
He noted that Moldova has the moral obligation to align itself with the civilized states as part of the European family. “Our moral right is related to reexport, to our capacity to stop different methods of smuggling or counterfeiting equipment that is needed by the Russian Federation. We must facilitate this process of good relations with the European Union. It is a method of communicating and negotiating by taking the right side of the barricade. In fact, the imposition of sanctions or making of statements by the Republic of Moldova cannot influence a lot the Russian Federation’s actions, but this is necessary for being part of the civilized world, for them to help us. We speak about the energy crises, grants or loans and also about consultancy in the designing of projects,” stated the leader of PPDA.
He also said that Moldova should be ready to cope with eventual scenarios in the Transnistrian region and other post-war events.
“The war in Ukraine was one of the conditions that helped us advance on our path to the EU. The European Union became more interested in this area. A period during which a lot will be invested in the reconstruction of Ukraine will follow and the Republic of Moldova can become a platform that will attract large investors. A detailed plan is also necessary as to how the country’s reintegration at economic and political levels will look like,” stated Plîngău.
The public debate entitled “Moldovan-Russian relations amidst war” was the 280th installment of IPN’s project “Developing Political Culture through Public Debates” that is supported by the Hanns Seidel Foundation.
