Two weeks after Moldova’s EU referendum passed by a narrow margin (50.35%), pro-European presidential candidate Maia Sandu (55.35%) defeated his pro-Russian counterpart Aleksandr Stoianoglou, and Donald Trump took over. Won the race to enter the White House. In the hours after this incident, I saw memes suggesting that Russia had abandoned the small fish to catch the big ones. Has Russia pulled out of Moldova’s gas supplies? Is Trump a big fish for Southeast Europe to worry about and a trophy catch for Moscow?
Moldova’s European will surpasses Russia’s influence
Passing the EU referendum and winning the presidential election was not an easy task for pro-European Moldovans. In fact, if it were not for the diaspora vote, Moldova would have turned towards the Kremlin. Knowing that he won the election with the help of the diaspora, two-time Romanian president Traian Basescu (2004-2014) reminded his opponents of past presidential elections that he was not the only one to win this way. Oligarchs and jukeboxes have also joined the select club of those beaten by the diaspora vote who hold Romanian passports.
At least Putin had the dignity not to say that Maia Sandu stole the election,” Basescu wrote on Facebook. Florentina Grigore From a Romanian newspaper truth. Overall, Russian influence agents did not appear to be moderating their efforts. If anything, it got worse.
“This vote took place amidst unprecedented interference and intimidation by Russia and its proxies aimed at destabilizing democratic processes in the Republic of Moldova,” EU spokesman Peter Stano said. Reuters by Charlotte van Kampenhout, lily buyer and Philip Blenkinsop. As further evidence, Natalia Zaharescu From Moldova Investigative Newspaper guard newspaper Using code names, they infiltrated the network of Russian oligarch Ilan şor. His mission was to persuade citizens to oppose EU membership and support Maia Sandu’s anti-vote in the presidential elections. ZdG’s textbook investigation found that Natalia received money and instructions on what and who to vote for in referendums and presidential elections.
The good, the bad, and the ugly of Donald Trump’s White House victory
After Donald Trump won the US election, I took the pulse of a fellow American. “Of course I don’t want to talk about that.” He sighed with a bitter smile filled with disappointment all over him. Similarly, Bulgarian MEPs Radan Kanev (center-right, European People’s Party) described Trump’s victory as “bad news for Europe and EU-US relations.” Quoted in Bulgarian News Platform media poolKanev believes Europe and Bulgaria must act quickly to strengthen NATO’s defenses in the region, rethink climate policy and strengthen trade and industrial policies. In retrospect, one of the reasons Europe was vulnerable in competing with Russia was not being fast enough.
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In addition to agreeing that Trump poses a threat to NATO solidarity, the journalism platform’s English-language editor Kosovo 2.0, Nicholas KulawiakThey fear that a Republican president will “try to settle the Kosovo-Serbia normalization once and for all, which could undermine Kosovo’s sovereignty and reduce foreign aid.” As Romanian political scientist Marius Ghincea said: Louisa Popovich Romanian news platform press oneTrump’s victory “will normalize what was previously alienating, extremist, and socially and politically unacceptable.” For example, Ghincea believes that forcing Ukraine to accept “significant concessions” for a temporary peace would destabilize security in Eastern Europe. Additionally, since Trump had a “very critical stance toward the European Union” during his first term, Ghincea believes EU-US relations will deteriorate and Romania may at least have to choose between security and development.
Trump’s Price of Peace
As extremism begins to become normalized, Press Once reporter Razban Philip It is argued that Trump’s election is a positive signal to far-right parties around the world. According to Filip, one of the reasons behind Donald’s victory is that “as voters, you are no longer looking for political programs that will improve your life in a tangible way. You get to pick the first scammer who is willing to listen to your complaints and stroke your ego.”
This inability to distinguish between the important and the unimportant is in keeping with the manner of Romanian writers and historians. Andrei Kornea Depicting the decadence of the West in cultural magazines an old dilemma. “But they say there will be peace. Yes. This is peace ordered by President Putin. But lives will be saved. Yes, it is the life of a slave. “Isn’t decadence all about forgetting that the struggle for freedom is expensive?” Historians write: “Is heroism nothing more than believing that there are values that should take precedence over life? But what politician in the West would get elected or re-elected after telling his people that such sacrifices were necessary? Do you know anything? “Do you know people like that?”
Populist Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić drew similar parallels between peace and sacrifice before the US election. “It is not certain, but this election may bring peace or it may lead to a continuation of the war, which could lead to World War III,” Vucic said in an interview in Serbia. TV HappyCited by Russian media organizations Tas. A month ago, Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin proposed the intergovernmental organization BRICS as a viable alternative to the European Union. “I am convinced that there is no place for Serbia in the European Union, at least unless the EU makes a significant effort to accept us as a full member,” Vulin told Russian magazine National Defense. Reported by Bulgarian news agency tidings.
On the bright side, Press Once editor in chief Adrian Michaltiano I think the countries of Central and Eastern Europe could benefit from additional attention from the United States because they act as a buffer zone against Russia. also, Sean Monaghana visiting researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, reminded us of two facts in the following article. Costas Koukumacas, Katerina Bushinaand George Sinas For the Greek Media Incubator iMEdD Lab: “No one can say with certainty whether Trump will implement these measures,” he said. “His policies ultimately strengthened America’s deterrence in Europe.”
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