{"id":447453,"date":"2019-06-27T12:59:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T12:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=447453"},"modified":"2019-06-27T13:00:21","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T13:00:21","slug":"maia-sandu-putins-intentions-know-russia-wants-maintain-influence-moldova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/maia-sandu-putins-intentions-know-russia-wants-maintain-influence-moldova\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Maia Sandu: “We know that Russia wants to maintain its influence on Moldova”"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Maia Sandu claims that the alliance with the Socialists is not natural, but it is the only solution for liberating Moldova from the oligarchic regime. She declared, during an interview for Politico<\/a> that it is difficult to say what Russia’s real plans are in this coalition: “We don’t know. We know that Russia wants to maintain its influence on the countries in the region, including Moldova,” writes<\/a> ZdG.<\/p>\n

According to Maia Sandu, the Kremlin has encouraged the Socialists to enter the coalition, as the alternative would mean “absorbing” the Socialists in the Democratic Party, and so the influence of Russia would be diminished.<\/p>\n

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In talks with representatives of the Kremlin, Maia Sandu says she has asked Moscow to withdraw the army of forces in the Transnistrian region.<\/h3>\n

“Russia must withdraw troops and munitions from the territory of the Republic of Moldova, and we are open to finding solutions to improve trade and economic relations between the two countries,” Sandu said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Regarding the Transnistrian region, the Prime Minister mentions that she would like Moldova’s government to work with Ukraine, although no talks have been held yet, either with the Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky, or Premier Volodimir Groisman.<\/p>\n

Maia Sandu previously accused the Ukrainian government, led by Petro Poroshenko, of collaborating with Plahotniuc, in order to allow smuggling and “corrupt” care schemes, “urging the survival” of the separatist leadership in Transnistria.<\/p>\n

“We are now expecting Kyiv authorities to help eliminate these schemes,” Sandu added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>Maia Sandu claims that the alliance with the Socialists is not natural, but it is the only solution for liberating Moldova from the oligarchic regime. She declared, during an interview for Politico that it is difficult to say what Russia’s real plans are in this coalition: “We don’t know. We know that Russia wants to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":447454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[35,133,27,274,112,314,190,32],"class_list":["post-447453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-important","tag-maia-sandu","tag-moldova","tag-oligarchy","tag-plahotniuc","tag-poroshenko","tag-putin","tag-russia"],"content_social_share":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Maia Sandu claims that the alliance with the Socialists is not natural, but it is the only solution for liberating Moldova from the oligarchic regime. She declared, during an interview for Politico<\/a> that it is difficult to say what Russia’s real plans are in this coalition: “We don’t know. We know that Russia wants to maintain its influence on the countries in the region, including Moldova,” writes<\/a> ZdG.<\/p>\n

According to Maia Sandu, the Kremlin has encouraged the Socialists to enter the coalition, as the alternative would mean “absorbing” the Socialists in the Democratic Party, and so the influence of Russia would be diminished.<\/p>\n

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In talks with representatives of the Kremlin, Maia Sandu says she has asked Moscow to withdraw the army of forces in the Transnistrian region.<\/h3>\n

“Russia must withdraw troops and munitions from the territory of the Republic of Moldova, and we are open to finding solutions to improve trade and economic relations between the two countries,” Sandu said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Regarding the Transnistrian region, the Prime Minister mentions that she would like Moldova’s government to work with Ukraine, although no talks have been held yet, either with the Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky, or Premier Volodimir Groisman.<\/p>\n

Maia Sandu previously accused the Ukrainian government, led by Petro Poroshenko, of collaborating with Plahotniuc, in order to allow smuggling and “corrupt” care schemes, “urging the survival” of the separatist leadership in Transnistria.<\/p>\n

“We are now expecting Kyiv authorities to help eliminate these schemes,” Sandu added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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