Russia on Tuesday slapped down as completely unproven accusations from Moldova that Moscow was plotting to violently topple the countrys pro-European leadership with the assistance of saboteurs.
Such claims are entirely unfounded and unsubstantiated, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.Moldovas President Maia Sandu on Monday accused Russia of outlining her federal governments topple.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky stated last week that Kyiv had actually obstructed the prepare for the damage of Moldova by Russian intelligence.
On Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry accused Kyiv of looking for to pit Moldova versus Russia and accused Moldovan authorities of Russophobia.
Unlike Western nations and Ukraine, we do not interfere in the internal affairs of Moldova and other countries of the world, the ministry stated.
Russia does not present a threat to the security of the Republic of Moldova, it included, saying that steady and friendly relations with Russia might benefit Moldova.Last February, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent out troops to Ukraine and contacted the Ukrainian army to topple Zelensky.For years the Kremlin has looked for to keep post-Soviet states such as Ukraine and Moldova in its sphere of influence, but both countries have pivoted to the West.Russia keeps a so-called peacekeeping force in a breakaway area of eastern Moldova called Transnistria, which surrounds Ukraine.Moldova, a nation of 2.6 million people surrounding Romania and Ukraine, received EU prospect status in the summer of 2022.