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President of Moldova Maia Sandu said that Russia wants to stage a coup in the state. The Kremlin has long intended to occupy the country. Therefore, Sandu proposes to expand the powers of the Moldovan special service.
This was reported onChannel 24 by RISE Moldova investigative journalist Vladimir Thorik. According to him, the president's proposal caused numerous discussions in Moldova.
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Tkhorik noted that information about possible participants in the coup is currently classified, and an investigation is underway. He stressed that nowthere are about two thousand probable saboteurs on the territory of Moldova.
“This is the Russian army stationed in Pridnestrovie. Moldovan residents are recruited into the Russian army without the consent of Chisinau. There are already trained military groups in Pridnestrovie that can enter the territory of the right-bank Moldova without control, because Moldova recognizes Pridnestrovie as its territory,” he said.
The journalist recalled that in the fall of 2022 there was an investigation into Russia's plans to occupy Moldova. In it, the curators of Moldova from the FSB said that one of the scenarios included a violent change of power in the state and an armed coup.
The plans for the occupation of Moldova have been hatched by the Kremlin not for the first month, and perhaps not for the first year. The plans we intercepted and released are dated July 2022. After Russia started bombing Ukrainian cities in February 2022, one can expect something,” Thorik said.
The investigator added that everyone in Moldova is preparing for any actions of the aggressor country, because after the start of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, no Russian scenario will surprise anyone.
Thorik about Russia's plans to occupy Moldova: watch the video without answering journalists' questions.
The journalist noted that in her speech, Maia Sandu noted the need to expand the powers of the Information and Security Service of Moldova. According to Thorik, thisraised concern in expert circles.
“Untying the hands of the secret service is an opportunity, if the government changes and pro-Russian forces come, to use the special service as a political bat against opponents. Now there are discussions around a possible increase in the powers of the Moldovan special service against the backdrop of a threat from Russia,” he is convinced.
< h2 class="news-subtitle cke-markup">Russia threatens Moldova: short
- Recently, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia wants to destroy the political order in Moldova. According to him, Ukrainian intelligence intercepted the plan of how the Kremlin is going to “break Moldova”.
- On February 10, two Russian Caliber cruise missiles crossed the state border of Ukraine with the Republic of Moldova. Subsequently, the Moldovan Ministry of Defense confirmed the passage of a Russian missile.
- Moldovan President Maia Sandu said that Ukraine had conveyed to her the Kremlin's plans to destabilize the situation in Moldova. As it turned out, the invaders were preparing military actions involving saboteurs.
- According to the President of Moldova, this is a short-term plan that provides for sabotage involving people with military training dressed in civilian clothes. They plan violent actions, including attacks on some state institutions and hostage taking. In addition, under the guise of peaceful protests, the invaders are preparing an attempt to seize power in Chisinau.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry called the statements of Moldovan President Maia Sandu about the preparation of a pro-Russian coup in Chisinau “unfounded and unsubstantiated”
