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The secret document shows Russia's 10-year plan to destabilize Moldova

Politiko 2023-03-19 14:13:59

The secret document shows Russia's 10-year plan to destabilize Moldova

A secret plan drawn up by the Russian security service, the FSB, lays out detailed options to destabilize Moldova - including supporting pro-Russian groups, using the Orthodox Church and threatening to cut off natural gas supplies.

The document appears to be designed to thwart Moldova's tilt toward the West, which includes closer ties with NATO and an application to join the European Union. He constantly refers to the importance of preventing Moldova from joining NATO.

CNN has seen the full document, which appears to have been written in 2021 by the FSB's Directorate for Cross-Border Cooperation. Its title is "Strategic objectives of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Moldova".

The document sets out a 10-year strategy for bringing Moldova, a former Soviet republic nestled between Ukraine and Romania, within Russia's sphere of influence.

The plan includes making Moldova dependent on Russian gas imports and fueling social conflict, as well as trying to block Moldova's efforts to gain influence in the pro-Russian separatist region of Transnistria, where some 1,500 Russian soldiers are stationed.

The five-page document is divided into multiple headings with short-term, medium-term and long-term goals. Among the immediate objectives are "support for Moldovan political forces that defend constructive relations with the Russian Federation" and "neutralization of initiatives of the Republic of Moldova aimed at eliminating the Russian military presence in Transnistria."

Medium-term goals include "countering Romania's expansionist policy in the Republic of Moldova" and "countering cooperation between the Republic of Moldova and NATO."

The FSB document lays out long-term goals, including "creating stable pro-Russian influence groups in Moldovan political and economic elites" and "forming a negative attitude towards NATO".

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