Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Monday implicated Russia of outlining to violently topple the countrys pro-European management with the help of saboteurs disguised as anti-government protesters.Moscows alleged plan would include saboteurs with military background, camouflaged in civilian clothing, to undertake violent actions, attacks on state institutions and hijacking, Sandu informed journalists.Under the guise of protests by the so-called opposition, the saboteurs would aim to overthrow the constitutional order and change the legitimate power of Chisinau with an invalid one, she included without taking questions.Sandus statement follows Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky last week told a European Union summit that Kyiv had intercepted the prepare for the destruction of Moldova by Russian intelligence.
Moldova, a nation of 2.6 million people neighboring Romania and Ukraine, got EU candidate status in the summer of 2022, however over the past year has actually been faced with numerous anti-government protests arranged by an oligarch with close links to Moscow named Ilan Shor.Alongside internal forces such as those controlled by Shor, Moscow was allegedly planning to use citizens of Russia, Belarus, Serbia and Montenegro to implement its strategies, Sandu said.Moldovas parliament would for that reason need to rapidly adopt the laws that would provide the countrys Intelligence and Security Service (SIS) and prosecutors with the needed ways to eliminate more efficiently against national security threats, she urged.But the Kremlins efforts to bring violence to our country will fail, she said.Over the previous year, the war in surrounding Ukraine has caused multiple security issues as particles from Russian rockets arrived at Moldovan territory.Moldova likewise suffered energy blackouts after Ukraine stopped exporting electrical energy because of Russian airstrikes on its critical infrastructure.