A lot was invested in the pro-Russian forces in the Republic of Moldova as Moscow aims to reverse the country’s European course, said PAS MP Virgiliu Pîslariuc. According to him, amid the war in Ukraine Moldova should take sides with the civilized world and should choose peace, security and wellbeing. Moldova can ensure such values only if it comes closer to the EU, IPN reports.

According to the PAS MP, Moldova is now for Russia a geopolitical stake. Moscow invests a lot in propaganda and in support for pro-Russian parties so as to keep Moldova in its sphere of influence.

“The Republic of Moldova is at the extremity of the imaginary empire of Russia. The war in Ukraine shows that Russia’s ambitions go beyond its capacities. The Republic of Moldova should now decide the development direction. Do we want a free and democratic state oriented to the future or another state like the current Russia oriented to the past? A lot was invested in pro-Russian parties, but these suffered defeat in the presidential and parliamentary elections. A civilizational decision was taken then. The people said clearly that they want to come closer to the European world,” Virgiliu Pîslariuc stated in the program “Reflection Points” on Vocea Basarabiei station.

The MP said that even if Moldova obtained the EU candidate status, the European course is not irreversible. The protests mounted now in Moldova are aimed at destabilizing the situation and at preventing the country from coming closer to the European community.

“All these protests exploit the existing economic problems, but the reverting of the pro-European course is the main motivation. In democracy, there are particular lines and the interest of those who protest should not encroach on the right to security of the others. Democracy is a regime based on the will of the majority and the protests should be within the law. When the legal limits are broken, we must act if we want the law to rule,” noted the PAS MP.

A new antigovernment protest was announced by the Shor Party for November 13, 2pm. During several weeks, protesters in central Chisinau demanded that President Maia Sandu should resign and that snap parliamentary and presidential elections should be held.