Moldovan President Maia Sandu viewed the Moldovan Orthodox Church as “an agent of Russian influence”. She made the relevant statement in an interview with the TV channel. euronews.
“It is clear that some part of the Church largely supports or supports Russia,” the head of state said.
According to him, inside and outside politics there are so-called people “still working” for the Russian Federation.
“We are strengthening our institutions, reforming our intelligence services, developing a new security strategy. “Our state will not allow the efforts and interests of Moldova to be undermined,” he said.
Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon gave an ideathat the current authorities of the country are following the “Ukrainian scenario”.
According to him, what is happening in Ukraine – the struggle against the Russian language, the closure of opposition TV channels, the pressure on the opposition and the church, statements about the country’s need to join NATO – they are trying to implement all this. in Moldova.
The Moldovan Orthodox Church is a self-governing part of the Russian Orthodox Church. This church is divided into six dioceses and has approximately 1.3 thousand congregations.