Maia Sandu: Don’t believe those who say that getting closer to the Kremlin brings peace and prosperity
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With just two days to go before parliamentary elections and an uncertain second round of presidential elections, Moldovan President Maia Sandu has a strong message for Romanians, urging them to go to the polls and vote for “a free country”:
“Returning to a regime that is on the side of the aggressor is a step back towards isolation, poverty, dictatorship. We do not want to be separated again.” Maia Sandu, who also holds Romanian citizenship, sent a video message on Friday urging Romanians to go vote “for a strong, European Romania, for a free country”.
“Dear Romanians, on December 1 and 8 we go to the polls again. We elect the Romanian Parliament and the President of Romania. I will go to the polls too. Because I want a Romania that lives in peace, with a strong voice in the world and with a high standard of living for all its citizens. My grandparents, who were born in Romania, would certainly have gone to the polls. The Romanian people have the power and wisdom to defend their place in the world, and their fate and this power lies only in the vote. The Romanian people are free! I urge you to vote for a strong, European Romania, for a free country.”
She says that “returning to a regime that is on the side of the aggressor is a step back towards isolation, poverty, dictatorship.”
“We do not want to be separated again. We do not want the Kremlin to dictate Bucharest’s relations with Chisinau again. On the contrary, we have the chance to find ourselves in the great European family and we do not want to miss this chance. The fate of the Republic of Moldova is closely linked to the fate of Romania. Any victory of Romania is also our victory. A strong Romania is a source of pride for us and a guarantee that we will succeed, together with you,” says Maia Sandu. She urges Romanians not to believe those who say that getting closer to the Kremlin brings peace and prosperity.
“Look what the Kremlin is doing to its neighbors – it is blackmailing them, bombing them, killing them. It is imprisoning its own citizens for opposing the war or criticizing the authorities. We do not want to be separated again. We do not want the Kremlin to dictate the relations between Bucharest and Chisinau,” added the President of the Republic of Moldova.
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova validated on Thursday the result of the second round of the presidential elections across the Prut River, namely the victory of Maia Sandu, who obtained over 55% in the November 3 election over her opponent Alexandr Stoianoglo.
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Maia don’t worry, you will get into OTAN soon. It’s a done deal made by the Americans and the Russians way back. Didn’t you get the memo? They agreed to keep Ucraina out and you in. Gata.