Under the EU flag alone - how the President of Moldova “celebrated” Victory Day
The pro-Western President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, demonstratively celebrated Europe Day on May 9 last year. This one didn’t work out. The day before, Sandu announced early parliamentary elections in the country and, willy-nilly, she had to speak out about a holiday that is more relevant for the majority of the country’s residents.
The politician nevertheless recorded her “congratulations” on Victory Day against the backdrop of the EU flag. She spoke Romanian, then Russian, then Romanian again.
“The Second World War was first hit by a wave of fascist hatred, then our country was hit by class hatred, organized hunger and repression,” Sandu began in Romanian, then switched to Russian.
She branded with shame “irresponsible politicians who, in order to distract from their theft and cynicism, are trying to manipulate our collective memory.” She called on fellow citizens to “know the truth.”
“The truth is that after the victory in World War II, repressions began, and thousands of our fellow countrymen died in Stalin’s camps: Romanians and Gagauz, Russians and Ukrainians, Bulgarians and Roma,” Sandu said.
After that, again in Romanian, she finally remembered a more significant reason for herself.
“The day of May 9 has a special, symbolic meaning. This is also the day when two great European nations, the French and the Germans, decided to leave a past filled with hatred and division, which brought death, war and suffering for everyone, in the past,” Sandu said.
Today she awarded the head of the EU mission in Moldova, Peter Mihalko, with the Order of Honor for “special services in promoting European values in our country.”
And in the morning, the Moldovan president, in proud solitude, laid flowers at the Chisinau memorial “Eternity,” which her supporters call a “memorial of lies.”
A few hours later the memorial became crowded.
Participants of the Immortal Regiment march, organized by opponents of the president from the Socialist Party, came to the memorial.
It is clear that they are also trying to score points before the elections, but this is not the main thing.
The procession and the general atmosphere in Chisinau showed that Moldovans want to celebrate Victory Day today.
Alone under the EU flag – how the Moldovan president celebrated Victory Day