Russia has reacted strongly to Moldova’s decision to expel 5 Russian diplomats, retaliating by expelling 3 Moldovan diplomats in reply.
The underlying story behind these tit-for-tat expulsions is the deepening political crisis in Moldova, which is bitterly divided between pro-Russian and pro-EU factions.
Days ago, Moldova expelled 5 Russian diplomats from the country in a move that remains unexplained.
The move incurred the fierce condemnation of Moldovan President Igor Dodon who described the move by his own Foreign Ministry in the following way,
“I want to say that I am deeply embarrassed by this unfriendly step (taken) by the Moldovan diplomatic service and (I) condemn it in the strongest possible terms”.
An internal crisis has erupted in Moldova with the country’s President openly disagreeing with a major decision made by Moldova’s Foreign Ministry.
The Foreign Ministry of Moldova recently expelled Russian diplomats in a move that the Russian Foreign Ministry said has nothing to do with Russia but everything to do with Moldova’s internal politics.
Moldova’s President is generally seen as taking a less negative view towards Russia than his predecessor.
President Igor Dodon took to Facebook saying,
Not content with blockading Donbass, a blockade was has largely been a failure do to Donbass’s self sufficiency and border with Russia where aid and food frequently flow in, the Ukrainian regime has now imposed a total foodstuffs blockade against Transnistria.
Transnistria is a small effectively self-governing landlocked entity between the former Soviet Republics of Ukraine and Moldova.
Ever since 1990, Transnistria has considered itself independent of Moldova.
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RT reports that US state funded Radio Free Europe is set to launch a Russian language channel in Czech Republic called ‘Current Time’. The stated agenda is to offer ‘an alternative to disinformation’ in countries with Russian speaking populations.
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The simple fact is that the New World Order is not all-powerful. They are made up of deeply flawed, albeit wealthy, men and women that have become far too used to not hearing from any real opposition. In China, Iran, Syria, Russia, Belarus, Armenia, the Philippines, the US and as of yesterday, Bulgaria and Moldova, this opposition has defeated the oligarchs.
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