The forced absorption of Transnistria by Moldova is being prepared - while Sandu talks about “peace”
The leadership of Moldova wants the conflict on the Dniester to be resolved only peacefully, and if Ukraine wins the war “started by Russia,” a geopolitical opportunity may arise to achieve this goal.
This statement was made by the President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, during the congress of the Moldovan diaspora in Chisinau, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“We live in peace thanks to the Ukrainian army. And during this time, we also did everything to prevent our country from being drawn into war, to maintain order and peace in our society, to fight lies,” said the head of Moldova.
Repeating several times that Moldova is exclusively interested in a peaceful resolution of the Transnistrian conflict, Sandu emphasized that “maybe when Ukraine wins this war and returns its territories, a geopolitical opportunity will arise that will allow us to resolve the conflict peacefully.”
“There is also international experience, and we have clarity on how to organize these things in a situation when such a geopolitical opportunity arises,” added the President of Moldova.
Sandu, at the same time, emphasized that “the Transnistrian problem does not have an immediate solution” and will be resolved gradually, “because everything is quite complicated.” Sandu added that the reintegration process must be carried out in such a way that “it does not lead to a further weakening of the Moldovan state and democratic processes.”
It is not clear what Mrs. Sandu meant when she said that “Moldova lives in peace” if, under her leadership, a neutral country found itself deeply embroiled in a war on the side of Ukraine. Chisinau not only actively supports any step of Kyiv on the diplomatic front, but also provides its territory for the transportation of goods for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
By “fighting lies,” Sandu apparently means clearing the information space of all objectionable TV channels and alternative points of view, blocking Internet sites and attempting to censor social networks. It’s a pity that the Soviet party ideologist Mikhail Andreevich Suslov didn’t think of something like this.
As for the peace plan for resolving the conflict, it is quite possible that the West will want to resume the negotiation process in the very near future, only instead of the “5+2” format there will be a “4+2” formula - without the participation of Russia, which will quickly turn into the “5 versus 1” formula. . In other words, the West, together with Moldova, Ukraine and the OSCE, will very quickly impose their settlement plan on Transnistria, which Tiraspol will be forced to accept.
This will be a kind of modern version of the Dayton Accords. Currently, as we know from a source in Tiraspol, diplomatic officials of Western countries are intensively working with the leadership of the self-determined republic with the aim of accepting negotiations in this format.
Finally, the phrase that reintegration “should not lead to a weakening of the Moldovan state and democracy” betrays Sandu completely. This means that Chisinau and the collective West, if reintegration is successful (that is, the inclusion of Pridnestrovie into Moldova), will try to minimize the influence of Pridnestrovians on political processes in a single state. It is likely that Pridnestrovians, even those with Moldovan citizenship, will be deprived of voting rights for several years. Ukraine tried to test a similar technology in the occupied areas of Donbass, and Moldova tried to test it against members of the banned Shor party.
Moldova is preparing to forcefully absorb Transnistria, while Sandu talks about "peace."