The Kremlin’s conditions for the hypothetical start of peace negotiations are a trap set by the Russian Federation to the international community, a real Trojan horse. Any acceptance of the conditions of the Russian side and the installation of a “Russian peace” in Ukraine would be the biggest mistake and would lead to the historical permanentizing of the threat posed by the Russian Federation to all the European states, but especially to the Republic of Moldova, Romania and Ukraine, says an analysis published on stiripesurse.ro, which is quoted by IPN (full article here).
The Russian leader Putin does not want peace, the author believes. In his recently presented conditions, Putin also seek in an ultimatum manner to obtain what he has not been able to occupy or maintain by force of arms, including key cities, such as Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. It is hard to believe that Ukraine would voluntarily give up regions that were recovered and defended at huge human and material costs.
Any peace formula in Ukraine should only be discussed if Kiev is also present at the negotiations, which must respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity decided by the authorities in Kiev.
Referring to the space west of Ukraine, the author says that the Republic of Moldova, Romania, but also other European states and not only are the target of a total hybrid war waged by the federal intelligence services of Moscow, resisting despite all negative predictions. This resilience of most affected states, against the backdrop of Ukraine’s ability to resist the invading Russian army, would be dishonored by accepting a peace that does not take into account the long-term security needs of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, Romania and other states.
The possibility of Ukraine being transformed into a larger Transnistria or a non-functional state should be regarded with concern by Chisinau, given that this model will serve as a precedent in the Russian Federation’s strategy in relation to the former colonies of the USSR.
The author considers that the ease with which the word ‘peace’ is used in the statements of some pro-Russian political factors in the Republic of Moldova, without clearly identifying the aggressor state, only tarnishes the notion of peace. Without acknowledging the cause of the current war in Ukraine, we cannot speak of a long-term peace.
Moldova has over 1,200 kilometers of border with Ukraine and any peace formula must also take into account the security interests of the Republic of Moldova in the medium and long terms. The withdrawal of the Russian occupation contingent and the federal intelligence services of Moscow from the eastern districts of the Republic of Moldova must be an absolute condition in order to be able to pacify the region and facilitate the reintegration into the constitutional space.
As President Maia Sandu pointed out, the enlargement of the European Union is essentially a long-term peace project, being also the best investment in lasting peace and stability on the European continent. Such peace would benefit all the peoples living in the region.
Peace must not become a millstone for the European integration of Ukraine or the Republic of Moldova. It is not a solution and it is only a postponement of new bloody conflicts triggered by the Russian Federation against us, says the author.
