Medvedev threatens to shut off Moldova’s gas and uses “Russians” in Transnistria as blackmail
SATURDAY, 25 JUNE 2022, 13:32
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, has threatened Moldova that the Kremlin’s response to Chisinau’s anti-Russian sanctions will be immediate.
Source: European Pravda, citing Medvedev’s Telegram channel.
"They’re trying to please their new masters without even being an EU member, so they’re joining the European sanctions against our country. Well, it’s their choice. Let them try. If they do, they can be 100% sure that they won’t get any ‘expensive’ energy from us, or any other resources at all. Let them enjoy the sanctions without even having become an EU member," Medvedev said.
He also hinted that Russia is prepared to "protect" its "citizens" who are living in Russia-controlled Transnistria.
"If there is serious trouble concerning the Romanian Anschluss of Moldova, it should be borne in mind that about 220,000 Russian citizens live in Transnistria," he said, hinting at possible Russian military action in the region.
Igor Grosu, the speaker of the Moldovan Parliament, recently announced that Moldova intends to join the EU sanctions against Russia.
The EU expects candidate states to join its sanctions regimes.
EU leaders approved the decision to grant Ukraine and Moldova EU candidate member status at a Brussels summit on 23 June.
