The head of the Second District of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexey Polishchuk, indicated that “Moscow is concerned about Moldova’s approach to moving away from the neutrality provided for by its constitution and its rapprochement with NATO”, pointing to “This is of concern, we see what is happening today in the rapprochement between Moldova and NATO , despite the non-bloc situation.

In his statements, Polishchuk said that “Moscow monitored cases of detention of Russian peacekeepers heading to Transnistria at the airport of the Moldovan capital Chisinau”, stressing that “Russian officers heading to Transnistria were detained at the airport of Chisinau repeatedly and without providing an explanation, since Moscow considers these actions unfriendly and always reacts adequately.”

He pointed out: “We believe that the mission should continue in the form in which it has been operating for 30 years, and undermining the peacekeeping operation clearly links the period of Russian participation in it with the achievement of political agreements between the two sides, and this, as you know, is unattainable.” , warning against “attempts to discredit him”.

In this regard, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova confirmed that “providing NATO weapons to Moldova is unlikely to meet the requirements of strengthening its security”, adding that “since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, we have seen how she is trying to get more from Moldova active and effective cooperation with NATO.

“Of course, strengthening the security of states lies at the heart of their sovereignty and internal affairs, but it is unlikely that Moldova’s NATO weapons will fulfill these tasks, much less its commitment to neutrality,” she said.

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said earlier that her country and other NATO countries are discussing the possibility of supplying weapons to Moldova to protect it from the Russian threat.