Lukashenka urged Moldova "not to cut the umbilical cord" and not to lose former partners
During a meeting in Minsk with Moldovan politician Igor Dodon, Alexander Lukashenka expressed concern over talks about the threat to Moldova's independence, called on Chisinau to maintain long-standing ties, and spoke about the value of sovereignty.
Alexander Lukashenka. Photo: AP Photo / Pavel Bednyakov, Poo
Alexander Lukashenka urged Moldova "not to cut the umbilical cord" and not to lose former partners. He stated this at a meeting with Moldovan pro-Russian politician and former head of the country Igor Dodon, who currently serves as the chairman of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova.
“There is no need to cut this umbilical cord and sever relations with those with whom you have always found common ground. This is the main thing for me, and I wanted to say publicly that Moldova and Moldovans are our love. I think, of the Soviet Union once as a whole. We treated your people and your land with great respect. And we don't want to lose that. And I hope you don't either,” he said.
Lukashenka also asked not to allow Moldova to lose its sovereignty.
“We very often hear from various sources lately that Moldova is ready to become part of another state, or not. Of course, I will openly say, as a person who is generally in love with your country, you know this well, I hear and perceive this with horror,” he stated.
Lukashenka also spoke about the value of sovereignty for every country.
“I don’t want to say banal things about how sovereignty and independence always come at a high price and are the main thing for any country (you know this better than me), but I would very much ask both you and your supporters not to allow the destruction of such a flourishing, wonderful, albeit small in size, country as Moldova. You will hardly find such beauty in the world as Belarusians have always loved in Moldova. It was such a quiet, peaceful corner (I think it still is) for people to live. We always envied you,” he added.
Since 2020, after the pro-European PAS party came to power, Moldova has taken a clear course towards integration with the EU. The country officially received candidate status for accession to the European Union and began membership negotiations. This process is complicated by the presence of Russian troops in Transnistria — a separatist region of Moldova, de facto controlled by Russia since the early 1990s.
Before that, relations between Chisinau and Moscow sharply deteriorated after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which Moldova condemned.
Moscow regularly used gas and economic embargoes as leverage to pressure Moldovan authorities. Russia also supports the pro-Russian opposition in Moldova (including Igor Dodon and the structures of the fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor), which Chisinau and Western intelligence agencies accuse of attempting to destabilize the situation and prepare a coup.
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