Josep Borell: The meeting of the European Political Community in Chisinau will be a good opportunity to show support for the Republic of Moldova in the face of Russian pressure
The meeting of the European Political Community, which the Republic of Moldova will host on June 1, will represent a "good opportunity to show our support for this country in the face of Russian pressure", said Tuesday the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, informs caleaeuropeana.ro.
The head of EU diplomacy made these statements before his participation in the meeting of defense ministers from NATO countries and the meeting of the contact group on Ukraine. "You know that Moldova will host the political conference on the European Political Community. This will be a good opportunity for everyone to show their support for Moldova in order to face the Russian pressure, which is getting stronger," said Josep Borell. The Republic of Moldova will host the second meeting of the European Political Community, launched in October 2022 in Prague. The event will bring together over 40 heads of state and government in the Republic of Moldova. The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, said on Monday that Russia plans to involve saboteurs with military training, camouflaged in civilian clothes, to attack state institutions and take hostages, stressing that "through violent actions disguised as protests by the so-called opposition, the change of power from Chisinau would be forced". Maia Sandu's evaluations were made public a few days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy conveyed to the 27 heads of state or government in the European Union that Ukraine intercepted the plans of the Russian secret services to destroy the Republic of Moldova. In a series of reactions, the deputy general secretary of NATO, Mircea Geoană, stated that Russia does not have enough forces to attack the Republic of Moldova, but what it is trying to do is to discourage the pro-Western direction of the Republic of Moldova and undermine the leadership of President Maia sand The United States also expressed "deep concern" following reports of a plot to overthrow the government in Chisinau. Russia rejected President Maia Sandu's statements about a possible Kremlin plan to destabilize the situation in Chisinau. According to a press release of the Russian Foreign Ministry, "such claims are unfounded and built in the spirit of classical techniques that are often used by the United States, other Western countries and Ukraine."
