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FAKE NEWS: Moldova’s infrastructure, developed for Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: Moldova’s infrastructure, developed for Ukraine

The EU is giving money for bridges over the Prut and European gauge in Moldova so that NATO can more easily send weapons to Ukraine, according to a false narrative circulating in Chisinau

Veridica
24 Sep 2023
Mircea Snegur, president of independent Moldova. Did he play Russia’s game?
Mircea Snegur, president of independent Moldova. Did he play Russia’s game?

The first President of the Republic of Moldova, Mircea Snegur, died aged 83. He was praised for his role in achieving the independence, but he was also accused of being Russia’s inside man.

DISINFORMATION: EU leaders rule out a future enlargement of the community bloc
DISINFORMATION: EU leaders rule out a future enlargement of the community bloc

The EU is not ready for the next phase of enlargement, according to a piece of disinformation carried by the Russian media, which tries to prove the Republic of Moldova has no European prospects.

Veridica
13 Sep 2023
Moldova takes over Gazprom’s pipelines and challenges hundreds of millions of USD worth of debt
Moldova takes over Gazprom’s pipelines and challenges hundreds of millions of USD worth of debt

Moldova, less reliant on Russian gas imports: Gazprom loses control over Moldova’s gas transport network, whereas Chișinău authorities say the country’s 700-million-dollar debt to Gazprom is a sham.

FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu is closing schools because the West wants cheap labor
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu is closing schools because the West wants cheap labor

Maia Sandu and the PAS government are destroying the education system in Moldova at the behest of the West, which wants the country to be a source of cheap labor, according to a false narrative carried by the Russian media.

Veridica
04 Sep 2023
FAKE NEWS: The government in Chișinău has tied its fate to Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: The government in Chișinău has tied its fate to Ukraine

The government in Chișinău has tied its fate to Ukraine, according to a false narrative published in the Republic of Moldova. The article also reiterates a number of Russian propaganda theses.

Veridica
31 Aug 2023
DISINFORMATION: Today's emigration from Moldova is similar to Stalinist deportations
DISINFORMATION: Today's emigration from Moldova is similar to Stalinist deportations

The deportation of Bessarabians in the USSR is similar to today's economic migration, according to a narrative that tries to trivialize one of the great Stalinist crimes.

Veridica
28 Aug 2023
Valeriu Matei: In 1991, Romania would have said ‘yes’ to the unification with the Republic of Moldova
Valeriu Matei: In 1991, Romania would have said ‘yes’ to the unification with the Republic of Moldova

Many Moldovan deputies voted in favor of the independence of the Republic of Moldova out of fear, but they opposed the unification with Romania, although Bucharest would have agreed to this move, says Bessarabian academician Valeriu Matei.

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: Moldova is fast turning into a dictatorship, all with the West’s blessing
FAKE NEWS: Moldova is fast turning into a dictatorship, all with the West’s blessing

The democratic principles promoted by the West are just a smokescreen for instating dictatorial regimes, according to a false narrative promoted in Russia and picked up by Chișinău.

Veridica
09 Aug 2023
Chișinău: 45 out of the 80 employees of the Russian Embassy in Moldova will be expelled in the wake of an espionage scandal
Chișinău: 45 out of the 80 employees of the Russian Embassy in Moldova will be expelled in the wake of an espionage scandal

Are the antennas on top of the Russian Embassy building used to spy on Moldovan authorities? The Security and Intelligence Service cancelled the agreements with the FSB and SVR, while the Russian Embassy will stop providing consular services

Moldova will lose “all” of its sovereignty by pursuing closer relations with NATO
Moldova will lose “all” of its sovereignty by pursuing closer relations with NATO

The Republic of Moldova’s rapprochement to NATO will cause this country to lose its sovereignty and prevent it from shoring up its security, the Russian MFA spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Veridica
24 Jul 2023
FAKE NEWS: In order to join the EU, the Republic of Moldova must send soldiers to the war in Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: In order to join the EU, the Republic of Moldova must send soldiers to the war in Ukraine

This is a new version of the narrative of "NATO's war against Russia", launched by the pro-Russian press in Chisinau.

Veridica
20 Jul 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
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu installed a dictatorial regime similar to Plahotniuc’s
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu installed a dictatorial regime similar to Plahotniuc’s

ФЕЙК-НОВОСТИ: Майя Санду установила диктаторский режим, подобный режиму Плахотнюка

Veridica
05 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.

FAKE NEWS: Moldova is becoming a bridgehead for military actions against Russia
FAKE NEWS: Moldova is becoming a bridgehead for military actions against Russia

Moscow describes Moldova’s plans to become a regional platform for Ukraine’s reconstruction as a declaration of war against the Russian Federation.

Veridica
30 Jun 2023
FAKE NEWS: Moldova wants to fine Russian speakers
FAKE NEWS: Moldova wants to fine Russian speakers

TASS has reiterated the false narrative about the persecution of Russian speakers in the Republic of Moldova, in an attempt to fuel anti-European phobias.

Veridica
27 Jun 2023
The Sea of Azov became an internal sea of Russia to prevent the setting-up of foreign military bases
The Sea of Azov became an internal sea of Russia to prevent the setting-up of foreign military bases

Banning the Shor Party means usurping state power,  according to a narrative that contradicts the very reasoning of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova.

Veridica
22 Jun 2023
Separatist movements in pro-Russian Gagauzia
Separatist movements in pro-Russian Gagauzia

The separatist discourse has reemerged in Gagauzia, part of an effort to block Moldova's European path. The moment coincides with the winning of the elections by one of Ilan Shor’s representatives.

Veridica
19 Jun 2023
Moldova’s Defense Minister: NATO is not the boogeyman Russian propaganda would like us to think
Moldova’s Defense Minister: NATO is not the boogeyman Russian propaganda would like us to think

Chișinău is strengthening its army in the context of Russia’s hybrid war against the Republic of Moldova, the Moldovan Defense Minister said. In an interview to Veridica, Anatolie Nosatîi also referred to military cooperation with the EU, NATO and Romania.

FAKE NEWS: The West is forcing Moldova to follow the path of Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: The West is forcing Moldova to follow the path of Ukraine

The West is forcing Moldova to follow the path of Ukraine, while Russia does not interfere in the internal affairs of its partners, according to a fake narrative launched by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Veridica
14 Jun 2023
What Moldova gained from the EPC. The message to the Kremlin
What Moldova gained from the EPC. The message to the Kremlin

The EPC summit brought, for the first time, the prospect of European integration without the settlement of the Transnistrian conflict. Moscow was also sent the message that Moldova's place was next to the Western democracies.

DISINFORMATION: There is no Russian propaganda in Moldova
DISINFORMATION: There is no Russian propaganda in Moldova

Chisinău is setting up an anti-propaganda institution in order to disinform, says the former president Igor Dodon, according to whom Russia is not spreading any propaganda in Moldova.

FAKE NEWS: The EPC summit, organized with a view to creating an anti-Russia coalition
FAKE NEWS: The EPC summit, organized with a view to creating an anti-Russia coalition

The EPC summit in Bulboaca was meant to create an anti-Russian coalition, Russian propaganda writes, describing standard security measures as signs of a dictatorship.

Veridica
01 Jun 2023
FAKE NEWS: The EU is trying to push Moldova into a confrontation with Russia
FAKE NEWS: The EU is trying to push Moldova into a confrontation with Russia

The EU civilian mission in Chisinau aims to push the Republic of Moldova towards a confrontation with Moscow, says the Russian MFA. In fact, the aim is to strengthen Moldova's resilience to security threats.

Veridica
30 May 2023
DISINFORMATION: Russia does not get involved in Moldova’s internal affairs
DISINFORMATION: Russia does not get involved in Moldova’s internal affairs

Russia does not get involved in the internal affairs of the Republic of Moldova, said the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry. The narrative is denied by Moscow’s very actions in the past 30 years. 

Veridica
26 May 2023
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
Moldova’s Interior Minister: “In the Republic of Moldova, Russia’s primary goal was to spread propaganda, disinformation and to use blackmail”
Moldova’s Interior Minister: “In the Republic of Moldova, Russia’s primary goal was to spread propaganda, disinformation and to use blackmail”

Russia is involved in a hybrid war against the Republic of Moldova, says the Moldovan Interior Minister, Ana Revenco. In an interview to Veridica, Minister Revenco also said that, in spite of facing the greatest security challenges since the war in Transnistria, the Republic of Moldova also benefits from the West’s endorsement, which has conveyed a clear message to Russia regarding the “red lines” it shouldn’t cross with respect to Chișinău.

FAKE NEWS: Kyiv and Chisinau have agreed to liquidate Transnistria
FAKE NEWS: Kyiv and Chisinau have agreed to liquidate Transnistria

Kyiv and Chisinau have agreed to liquidate Transnistria with Leopard tanks and terrorize its Russian population, according to a false narrative circulating in the Republic of Moldova. The theory about an outbreak of war in Transnistria is one of the most frequently used by (pro) Russian propaganda with the aim of scaring the population of the Republic of Moldova and undermining the country's pro-Western policy.

Veridica
11 May 2023
The Republic of Moldova: the stakes and risks of the pro-EU Great National Assembly in Chișinău
The Republic of Moldova: the stakes and risks of the pro-EU Great National Assembly in Chișinău

Maia Sandu has called a pro-European rally, patterned on the Great National Assemblies that culminated in 1991 with the Republic of Moldova proclaiming its independence. The decision was announced in the context where Moscow and pro-Russian forces in Chișinău have ramped up pressure on the pro-European government. It’s a risky bet, which Moldova will win only if the rally enjoys a turnout similar to public gatherings of the 1990s.

DISINFORMATION: Romanianism is a form of aggression against Russia
DISINFORMATION: Romanianism is a form of aggression against Russia

The rapprochement between Romania and the Republic of Moldova and “Romanianism” are elements of a hybrid attack by the West against Russia's interests, according to a false narrative published online. The narrative promotes the theses of Moldovanism in an attempt to justify Russia’s “right” to decide the Republic of Moldova’s policies.

Cezar Manu
04 May 2023