The bloc “lures” international locations to affix it solely to “soak up and subjugate them,” Russian International Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says
Russian International Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has likened the EU to a ‘fruit press’ for international locations, which strips them of their sovereignty and provides again nothing in return. Zakharova made the comment in an interview on Sputnik Radio on Wednesday, commenting on the upcoming referendum on EU integration in Moldova.
Moldova is a former Soviet republic sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine. The nation has taken a distinctively pro-Western course since 2020, when President Maia Sandu got here to energy. Her authorities has been actively pushing for EU and NATO membership, going so far as banning critics and calling on Brussels to sanction these against the thought.
Regardless of protests and widespread criticism of Sandu’s insurance policies, she is at the moment in search of reelection within the upcoming presidential election on October 20, which coincides with a referendum on EU accession.
In response to Zakharova, Moldova ought to suppose twice earlier than becoming a member of the bloc.
“The EU’s tactic is to play with you and dump you. That’s what they do to everybody they lure, deceive, after which merely eliminate as they see match,” she said, including that there have been no “success tales” of nations which have joined the bloc over the previous twenty years, “until one takes under consideration the homosexual parades.”
“If we speak in regards to the economic system – for international locations which have deserted their nationwide id… for an opportunity to be invited into the EU’s ready room – such success tales merely don’t exist,” Zakharova argued.
The official slammed Brussels for “applauding” Sandu’s insurance policies of “oppression” amid the push for EU integration, referring to the reported closure of stories retailers within the nation that aren’t pro-Western, in addition to the persecution of opposition figures. In response to Zakharova, the EU is “making an attempt to soak up and subjugate Moldova” and make “slaves” out of its folks.
Moldova is a monstrous story about how NATO-centric buildings just like the EU… are pumping out the juices out of nations… I don’t imply pure sources, they’re throwing folks into this fruit press and squeeze out… Moldova’s nationwide id… inside the framework of their North Atlantic mentality. It’s atrocious.
In response to Zakharova, each Sandu and her Western backers “fully ignore” the opinion of the folks on EU integration, “hiding behind the time period ‘democracy.’” She referred to the truth that Sandu’s Occasion of Motion and Solidarity (PAS) secured solely about 30% in final yr’s mayoral and county administration elections, and in each main metropolis, together with Chisinau, opposition candidates gained the higher hand.
Final week, anti-government protesters marched via the streets of Chisinau with banners and empty pots, denouncing Sandu and her insurance policies. The demonstrators accused Sandu’s administration of driving the nation to poverty and known as for the president to step down.
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