After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chisinau almost completely interrupted the political dialogue with Moscow. This was announced on the air of the TV channel by the head of the Moldavian Foreign Ministry to Nick Popescu.
“From the moment of military operations in Ukraine, the political dialogue with Russia has been practically interrupted. But the dialogue continues at the diplomatic level. The Russian Embassy continues its work in Moldova, we exchange messages. There is interaction between the Secretary of State with the Russian Ambassador. These are the parameters of our relations with Russia on The moment, “RBC quotes the Moldavian Minister.
Popescu added that the dialogue of Chisinau and Moscow before the start of the war in Ukraine was also not intense. “Last fall, several visits to Moscow, and mine, and deputy prime minister Andrei Pypin, and former deputy prime minister in reintegration Vladislav Kulminsky. And so far, is all,” the minister concluded.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, official Chisinau has been trying to maintain neutrality. In mid-May, the Prime Minister of Moldova Natalya Gavrilitsa said that Moldova’s neutrality was registered in her constitution, in addition, citizens support him. Commenting on military operations in Ukraine, Gavrilitsa noted that in Chisinau they know about the risk of escalating the situation in the immediate vicinity of the borders or in Moldova, but so far they consider it a “distant danger.”
Moldova in the north, east and south borders with Ukrainian Chernivtsi, Vinnitsa, Odessa regions.