Moscow, February 18. – Russia said today it was open to constructive relations with the new Moldovan government which has ruled the former Soviet republic since Thursday, but cast doubt on that possibility after Chisinau denounced a Russian destabilization plan .
“For our part, we remain open to the development of constructive and pragmatic bilateral cooperation for the benefit of Russian and Moldovan citizens,” Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Maria Zajárova said in a statement.
He said Russia closely followed the formation of the new Moldovan government, a process that was accompanied by “an unprecedented escalation of anti-Russian rhetoric from Chisinau based on unsubstantiated information about a certain Russian plan. destabilization of the country” through violent actions. a blow.
“We are convinced that no sane person in Moldova believed this false information,” Zajárova said.
The foreign affairs spokeswoman expressed her doubts about the possibility of maintaining good relations with the new pro-European government led by Dorin Recean, former interior minister and until now secretary general of the Supreme Security Council.
“If we look at the new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers of Moldova, it is clear that the changes made there are rather cosmetic”, he stressed, since most of its members are drawn from the former executive. by Natalia Gavrilita.
“Therefore, unfortunately, it is unlikely to change the course from Chisinau to Russia,” Zajárova said, hinting that Moldova is ruled by the West.
“We have repeatedly said that the Western guardians of Moldova’s current leadership are confidently leading the country on the path of Ukraine and the Baltic states,” he said.
According to him, in Moldova “the same models are applied: independent media are banned, political opponents (pro-Russians) are persecuted, the use of the Russian language is restricted, attempts are made to falsify our common history, political , trade, economic and humanitarian relations with Russia and there are plans to abandon the status of neutrality”.
Article 11 of the Magna Carta of Moldova stipulates that the republic proclaims its permanent neutrality and that it does not allow the deployment of foreign troops on its territory.
“Such a political orientation of the Moldovan authorities does not meet the interests of our peoples,” Zajárova said.