Moldova

“…the Russian military infrastructure has never moved toward Western Europe...”

“[R]approchement with NATO is fraught with the loss of sovereignty, and the unrestrained expansion of the alliance is nothing more than a continuation of the neo-colonial traditions of the West."

“Unlike US, #Russia deploys military forces only upon request from host countries. We fulfil [sic] agreements with them and abide by international law.”

“If Russia attacks Ukraine, we won’t be able to help.”

"The positive role of the peacekeeping operation on the Dniester was emphasized … until the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic and the Republic of Moldova finally settle their relations."

"It’s hard to say what Ms. Sandu meant when she pointed to the need to withdraw Russian peacekeepers, but it will hardly help resolve the issue and we will hardly be able to accept this kind of irresponsible demand.”

“[I]t is unfair to claim that the two-day visit to Moscow of Nazi Foreign Minister Ribbentrop was the main reason for the start of the Second World War. All the leading countries are to a certain extent responsible for its outbreak.”

"We do not know about any oligarchs, or about their existence."

“Transnistrians will not be able to cross the Moldovan-Ukrainian border by car.”

We fact check six false or misleading claims by made by the Russian Foreign Ministry in its annual review of the Kremlin’s policy initiatives.

“Transnistria is an independent state.”

“The annual training exercises for young ‘civil activists’ from 15 countries were held in the capital of Moldova -- in an atmosphere of strict secrecy and with American money, volunteers were told about strategies for fighting the authorities, [and] about the organization of and media support for mass protests.”