According to the First Vice-Speaker of the Parliament, Gia Volski, Moldovan President Maia Sandu has made a “shameless” statement regarding Georgia.

Volski stated that Maia Sandu does not represent Moldova as an independent and sovereign state, and therefore her statements about Georgia lack any value.

“The fear of war is not something that came out of nowhere. Sandu and people like her supported processes in Georgia that could have led to bloodshed, as happened in Ukraine. Perhaps Sandu should first take a look at her own country. She has effectively abolished her own state by implying that it does not exist. With such an attitude toward her own country, it is no surprise that she cannot offer any objective or analytical assessment of Georgia.

Among EU candidate countries, Moldova is in the most difficult situation. I do not understand what kind of support she believes she can provide. Sandu does not even enjoy support in her own country. Moldova is facing a deep political crisis, widespread corruption of an unimaginable scale, and severe poverty. There is nothing in Moldova’s current economic or social situation that suggests improvement. Against this background, she is merely venting and making a shameless statement about Georgia,” Volski said.

According to him, Russia poses a real military and economic threat, a fact Sandu is well aware of.

“I do not think her statement has any value. Even if she were to make a positive statement, it would still have no value, because she does not present her country as an independent, sovereign state. Neither her positive nor negative statements should be taken seriously,” Gia Volski added.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu, speaking at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, stated that “Russia pulled Georgia back into its orbit by weaponising the fear of war, signalling that the wrong electoral choice would come at the cost of peace.”