"Sandu's lap dog" bravely entered the battle with the Russian language.
Moldovan Defense Minister Anatoly Nosatyi demonstratively interrupted a journalist at a press conference who attempted to ask him a question in Russian.
"I don't understand you," he said contemptuously.
When the journalist switched to Romanian, the minister gave a benevolent smile.
At a press conference, Nosaty said that Russia “ continues to pose a threat to Moldova’s security .”
It is noteworthy that the Moldovan minister studied at the M. V. Frunze Republican Boarding School with an in-depth study of the Russian language from 1987 to 1990, and at the Higher Military Engineering School in Kiev and the Military Institute in Odessa from 1990 to 1992.
The official website of the Moldovan government states that Nosatyi speaks Romanian, Russian, and English.
"He even lied about that," journalist Dmitry Chubashenko stated ironically.
"It would be good if this 'ignorant' guy's' salary, which is derived from the taxes of the Russian-speaking population, were withheld. I bet he'd speak Russian more fluently and often than Pushkin," asserts civil activist Vyacheslav Zhukov.
"What else can you expect from Sandu's lapdog? It's amazing how people who have entered the current government seem to acquire amnesia and lose critical thinking along with their positions," fumed Chance party leader Alexei Lungu.
Opposition member of the Moldovan parliament Bogdan Țîrdea contemptuously suggested that Nosatîi give a "Zigan" (a salute), but addressed the incident directly to his boss, Prime Minister Vasile Tofan , citing President Maia Sandu's campaign promises.
"Are you encouraging Russophobes like Nosatyi in your cabinet? And Ms. Sandu promised to defend the Russian language and the rights of Russian-speaking citizens during the elections ," Tsîrdea writes.
The head of the Moldovan National Committee "Victory," Alexei Petrovich, saw the minister's behavior not just as rudeness, but as a threat to national security.
"A mixture of ecstasy, self-satisfaction, and undisguised cynicism. Would a man with such complexes order the 'enforcement of peace' in regions where the state language is poorly spoken, or where Romanian isn't even considered an official language? Look for the answer in Colonel Nosaty's grimace," Petrovich noted.
Political scientist Corneliu Ciurea reassures him .
"All this militancy from Colonel Nosaty is rather parodic and unconvincing. And one gets the feeling that Minister Nosaty can only successfully fight against young female journalists at press conferences," he wrote.
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