Below a 7-point thread about The Republic of #Moldova.
What happens there, why is it important for #Europe and what can we do?
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SMuresan/status/1635269340005269504
Why is Moldova important?
It is a country placed between #Ukraine and the European Union.
If #Russia would have an ally in #Moldova in addition to #Lukashenko in #Belarus, Ukraine would be much worse off and Europe would be worse off.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SMuresan/status/1635269606859476994
Who tries to destabilise Moldova?
Russia and pro-Russian Moldovan oligarchs.
They have joint interests.
None wants #Moldova with a strong judiciary, fight against corruption, rule of law and integrated in EU. They prefer Moldova to be weak, dependent and unstable.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SMuresan/status/1635269756063457281
Why now? Why "protests"?
Oligarchs: because judiciary starts working. Past corruption cases are being brought to justice.
Russia: because in the past Russia made use of weak majorities to bring governments down when needed. Now pro EU party has absolute majority in Parliament
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SMuresan/status/1635270139926179841
