DISINFORMATION: Moldova will enter a profound crisis when, pressed by the EU, it introduces sanctions against Russia

NEWS: “If these ruling bastards vote in favor of aligning to the regime of sanctions against Russia, next autumn and winter Moldova will endure famine, cold and poverty”. The warning comes from the leader of SHOR Party, Ilan Shor, after our country obtained EU candidate status, Partidulsor.MD writes. In a video recording posted on his Facebook account, Ilan Shor expresses confidence the Moldovan authorities have struck a deal with a view to our country obtaining EU candidate status in order to join the European Union in exchange for Moldova subscribing to the sanctions against Russia. According to Ilan Shor, this is the most unfavorable deal Moldova could ever agree to with respect to its citizens. “First of all, obtaining EU candidate status means long years of waiting and wasted hopes. Secondly, imposing sanctions against Russia will have an immediate boomerang effect. Usually, any EU aspirant country signs an agreement designed to secure certain economic or, worse-case scenario, political benefits. The recently signed agreement will however result in losing Moldova’s energy source and a market for Moldovan products without offering an alternative. Additionally, this will virtually lead to renouncing the neutrality status, enshrined in the Constitution. At the same time, it will sow long-term tensions in relations with Moldova’s strategic partners and shut off prospects of settling the Transnistrian conflict”, Ilan Shor said. […]

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Ria.ru: Political expert Manastyrli: Moldova’s alignment to EU sanctions will send the country back to the Middle Ages. Moldova’s official alignment to sanctions against Russia will entail serious economic effects for Moldova, the director of Balkan Center, Sergey Manastyrli has told RiaNovosti.

“Obtaining the EU candidate status is interpreted by the current administration in the Republic of Moldova as a line of defense against external threats. Moldova joining anti-Russian sanctions is interpreted as proof of its loyalty towards the West. If Chișinău will move from words to action, Russia will retaliate in the field of energy. Moldova’s involvement in the war of sanctions will be followed by an economic catastrophe – Moldova will slip back into the Middle Ages”, Manastyrli argues. […]

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