CHISINAU, March 12 Border guards do not allow returnees from Moldova Russia members of the country's opposition party «Renaissance», reported acting. O. Chairman of the political force Natalya Paraska in the Telegram channel.
“Our youth delegation of the Revival party, returning from Sochi, was held for more than eight hours at the border checkpoint in Costesti (on the Romanian border — editor's note). Moldovan border guards, without explanation, took the guys off the bus for a thorough search of their luggage. Guys «They are kept on the street in the drizzling rain. At customs there is no place to buy food and drinking water,» she wrote.
Paraska suggested that in this situation, the Criminal Code of Moldova could soon be supplemented with an article for visiting Russia on a friendly visit.
As the party's press service noted, its youth wing participated in all festival events — in particular, its representatives signed agreements with the Tajikistan Students' Society and the Moroccan-Chinese Youth League.
The World Youth Festival was held from 1 until March 7, more than 30 thousand people took part in it, half of whom came from abroad. Guests of the festival set a world record by holding the most multinational round dance of friendship; representatives of 73 nationalities from 150 countries took part in it.
Relations between Moscow and Chisinau began to deteriorate after President Maia Sandu came to power in the republic at the end of 2020. which adheres to pro-European policies. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov emphasized that Moldova, under the current authorities, is striving to become an unfriendly country for Russia.
The Foreign Ministry called on the Moldovan authorities to stop confrontational anti-Russian rhetoric in the country. At the same time, it was clarified on Smolenskaya Square that Moscow is determined to have friendly relations with Moldova and is not pleased that the West is using the country for anti-Russian purposes.