Moldovan parliament condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The document was submitted on Feb. 24 by Moldovan President Maia Sandu's PAS party and was supported by 55 lawmakers.

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The document states that Russia has been committing an unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine since 2014, which escalated into a full-scale invasion in 2022. The declaration also notes that Russian actions are war crimes and a gross violation of the principles of international law.

Moldova called on Russia to stop the war and withdraw its troops from the entire territory of Ukraine – within its internationally recognized borders.

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On March 1, Moldovan communists-socialists bloc PCRM-PSRM registered its draft declaration on guarantees for maintaining peace in Moldova, while MP Vladimir Voronin proposed creating a commission to draft a common text of the declaration.

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In response, the speaker of the Moldovan parliament suggested that PCRM-PSRM "decide to call a spade – a spade." As a result, PCRM-PSRM members left the parliament hall and only members of the parliamentary majority voted to support Sandu's declaration.

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