Moldova’s security is in danger, regardless of who wins the November 30 elections. On the one hand, there is a danger that extremist parties serving Russia will enter Parliament. On the other hand, the same forces could cause mass disorder if they do not come to power. Such statements were made in the program “Fabrika” on Publika TV channel, IPN reports.
The head of the Union of Independence War Veterans Eduard Maican said there are extremist forces in Moldova that are financed from outside and have the only task of destabilizing the situation. “There are several organizations in the north, center and south of Moldova and surely in the Transnistrian region. For example, “Antifa” and the Movement of Cossacks are well-organized and equipped and are managed by persons with military ranks, including generals. The danger will persist even after the parliamentary elections because the extremist forces may stage a revolt so that Russia could later intervene militarily on the pretext of saving the Russian nationals living in Moldova,” he stated.
Former acting head of the Security and Information Service (SIS) Valentin Dediu said the situation became very tense. “Radical forces want to enter Parliament to hamper the European integration process. This would be a catastrophe for many generations. The situation is especially tense owing to the geopolitical interests, with out country being at the intersection of these interests. NATO has expanded close to Moldova, while for Russia NATO and the U.S. are the main enemies. The several arrests of Gagauz young people were taken out of context. An increasing number of luxury cars with Transnistrian license numbers can be seen on the streets of Chisinau. I personally met former KGB colleagues who left Moldova long ago and I doubt it that they retuned because they missed it. Moscow started to send emissaries. Those coming from Russia are searched at the airport, but many arrive by train. A part of the Russian emissaries come through Turkey, Austria or Romania. The organization “Antifa” is especially dangerous. It is financed by several companies from Russia and was created to stage violent events aimed against state institutions. Young people and former employees of the SIS and other law enforcement bodies are recruited to work for it. They started to be trained long ago, in two Moldovan villages, where members of the group meet regularly and receive instructions from trainers from Ukraine and Russia,” he stated.
Oazu Nantoi, program director at the Institute of Public Policy, expressed his indignation at the fact that none of the platforms of the election runners contains provisions concerning the resolution of the Transnistrian conflict. “During 24 years, no government proposed a concrete strategy for settling the conflict, but this dispute can be resolved. We only need a responsible government that will not pursue personal goals in this area. We are now in a vulnerable situation and have to only regret that an election campaign is taking place,” he said.
Media analyst Cristian Tabara, the program’s permanent invitee, said that Moldova now pays the price of the administration’s ambiguity. The November 30 elections are crucial and the people must realize this.
