Zakharova: statements by the President of Moldova about Victory Day are inappropriate

President of Moldova Maia Sandu. Archive photoMOSCOW, May 23.The statements of the head of Moldova, Maia Sandu, on the Victory Day are inappropriate and border on the lack of tact, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova. their grandfathers and great-grandfathers,» the ministry said in a comment.Sandu demanded the withdrawal of the Russian military from PridnestrovieThe representative of the ministry noted that the ceremonial events held in Moldova on May 9 once again confirmed that the people of the country remember the exploits of Soviet soldiers and home front workers who defeated fascism. Thousands of actions were held throughout Moldova with the laying of flowers at the memorials to the soldiers-liberators. Zakharova, in particular, noted that in Chisinau the procession of the «Immortal Regiment» gathered about 30 thousand people. She added that mass festivities were held in Balti, Vulcanesti, Orhei, Comrat, Cahul, Ceadir-Lunga. According to Zakharova, many of their participants ignored the ban imposed by the authorities on wearing the St. George ribbon, a symbol of Victory common to all the peoples of the former USSR. «Busy The position of the President of Moldova is a very alarming signal, indicating the ongoing departure of the Moldovan leadership from the accumulated positive in Russian-Moldovan relations,» the representative of the Foreign Ministry concluded. Zakharova drew attention to Sandu's «unfriendly statements» that were made on May 20 in an interview with local media. Commenting on the message of Russian President Vladimir Putin received two weeks ago on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the head of the Moldovan state, in particular, said: «We do not need congratulations, we need peace.»Sandu spoke about the plan in case of interruption of gas supplies from Russia