Analyst Anatol Țăranu, Moldova’s former ambassador to Russia, said the meeting of President Igor Dodon and Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Kozak in Moscow most probably centered on the future, not the current agenda. “I think that plans are now being made as to how the Moldova-Russian relations will be set immediately after the elections,” the analyst stated in an interview for Radio Free Europe that is quoted by IPN.
“I think the Russian Federation is in front of a very difficult dilemma. On the one hand, they would definitely want a pro-Russian party to win the elections and their influence in the Republic of Moldova to be decisive for many years ahead. On the other hand, a clear victory by a pro-Russian party would mean that Russia should assume responsibilities for financing and assisting the Republic of Moldova at economic level given that our economy is in a deplorable state,” noted Anatol Țăranu.
According to him, from this viewpoint Russia is not interested in an absolute victory by pro-Russian forces as it wants its influence to be great, but simultaneously, to leave the main responsibilities for Moldova’s economy on the shoulders of the EU and the Western partners of Moldova.
Political analyst Oazu Nantoi said Moscow is increasingly interested in the Socialists’ victory in the parliamentary elections of next February and Dmitry Kozak could help the Party of Socialists win more seats. “These forums like the Moldovan-Russian economic forum that involved about 200 Russian businessmen are not convoked at the request of Mister Igor Dodon, who is nobody for Russia and is just a tool. It was a decision adopted in the Kremlin, as was the decision about the visit by Patriarch Kirill set for October 28. It will be an element of electoral campaign of the Party of Socialists and nothing more. It will have nothing to do with our Christianity,” stated the analyst.
