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FAKE NEWS: EU only provides weapons to Moldova, denying it access to the common market
FAKE NEWS: EU only provides weapons to Moldova, denying it access to the common market

Moldovan farmers do not have access to the EU market, and Western aid is limited to weapons, according to the Smugleanka Telegram channel. The figures, however, say otherwise.

Veridica
05 Jul 2024
FAKE NEWS: Bucharest fears Moldovans might renounce the Union of 1859
FAKE NEWS: Bucharest fears Moldovans might renounce the Union of 1859

Moldovans in Romania might renounce the Union of Romanian Principalities of 1859, due to the aggressive Romanianization policy promoted by Bucharest in the Republic of Moldova, a so-called political theorist from Transnistria says.

Veridica
30 Apr 2024
DISINFORMATION: The intention to leave the CIS plunges Moldova into an economic crisis
DISINFORMATION: The intention to leave the CIS plunges Moldova into an economic crisis

According to a former communist deputy, Moldova's intention to leave the CIS has already triggered an economic decline and if it is carried through, the country will be facing a crisis.

Veridica
30 Jan 2024
FAKE NEWS: Forced by the West to give up the CIS, Chisinau is destroying its economy
FAKE NEWS: Forced by the West to give up the CIS, Chisinau is destroying its economy

The government in Chisinau is being forced by the West to withdraw from the CIS, which is destroying the economy of the Republic of Moldova, according to a false narrative appearing in the pro-Kremlin media.

Veridica
17 Aug 2023
FAKE NEWS: The Chișinău airport attack, a consequence of Moldova’s dissociation from the CIS
FAKE NEWS: The Chișinău airport attack, a consequence of Moldova’s dissociation from the CIS

The armed attack on the airport in Chișinău might have been avoided if the Republic of Moldova hadn’t distanced itself from the CIS, the Russian MFA spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova has said.

Veridica
12 Jul 2023
Prigozhin's revolt is a sign that Moldova must distance itself from the Eurasian space
Prigozhin's revolt is a sign that Moldova must distance itself from the Eurasian space

The Wagner revolt came as a confirmation of the fact that Moldova must distance itself from the Eurasian space, officials in Chisinau believe. The Wagner mercenaries were also involved in an attempt to destabilize Moldova.

DISINFORMATION: Moldova is leaving the CIS at the behest of the West
DISINFORMATION: Moldova is leaving the CIS at the behest of the West

According to a false narrative carried by the Russian media, the decision to denounce the agreement on the participation in the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly was imposed by the West.

Veridica
23 May 2023
The Commonwealth of Independent States, a doomed Russian project
The Commonwealth of Independent States, a doomed Russian project

Between December 26 and 27, 2022, the informal Summit of the leaders of the CIS states took place in the city of Sankt-Petersburg. The meeting should have shown that this Russian-dominated organization, which for years has been trying to present it as an alternative to the more attractive EU and NATO, is relevant and viable, that Moscow enjoys the support of its ex-Soviet partners even in the conditions of the war in Ukraine. Speeches about cooperation cannot mask the reality: the CIS is an outdated organization, in crisis, which has no serious long-term prospects.

DISINFORMATION: If Moldova leaves the CIS, it will have nowhere to sell its products
DISINFORMATION: If Moldova leaves the CIS, it will have nowhere to sell its products

The Republic of Moldova will suffer enormous economic losses if it exists the Commonwealth of Independent States, according to the former pro-Russian president Igor Dodon. However, statistics show that Moldovan exports to Russia have been steadily declining, as Moscow has imposed tariff caps on Moldovan products since 2014 and is supplying gas at market prices.

Veridica
23 May 2022