{"id":3202,"date":"2024-10-16T14:46:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T14:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/?p=3202"},"modified":"2024-10-17T00:58:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T00:58:30","slug":"eu-makes-slaves-out-of-member-states-moscow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/index.php\/2024\/10\/16\/eu-makes-slaves-out-of-member-states-moscow\/","title":{"rendered":"EU makes \u2018slaves\u2019 out of member states \u2013 Moscow"},"content":{"rendered":"

The bloc \u201clures\u201d countries to join it only to \u201cabsorb and subjugate them,\u201d Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has likened the EU to a \u2018fruit press\u2019 for countries, which strips them of their sovereignty and gives back nothing in return. Zakharova made the remark in an interview on Sputnik Radio on Wednesday, commenting on the upcoming referendum on EU integration in Moldova.<\/p>\n

Moldova is a former Soviet republic sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine. The country has taken a distinctively pro-Western course since 2020, when President Maia Sandu came to power. Her government has been actively pushing for EU and NATO membership, going as far as banning critics and calling on Brussels to sanction those opposed to the idea.<\/p>\n

Despite protests and widespread criticism of Sandu\u2019s policies, she is currently seeking reelection in the upcoming presidential election on October 20, which coincides with a referendum on EU accession.<\/p>\n

According to Zakharova, Moldova should think twice before joining the bloc.<\/p>\n

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Anti-government protesters march \u2018against hunger\u2018 in Moldova (VIDEOS)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe EU\u2019s tactic is to play with you and dump you. That\u2019s what they do to everyone they lure, deceive, and then simply dispose of as they see fit,\u201d<\/em> she stated, adding that there have been no \u201csuccess stories\u201d<\/em> of countries that have joined the bloc over the past two decades, \u201cunless one takes into account the gay parades.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIf we talk about the economy \u2013 for countries that have abandoned their national identity\u2026 for a chance to be invited into the EU\u2019s waiting room \u2013 such success stories simply do not exist,\u201d<\/em> Zakharova argued.<\/p>\n

The official slammed Brussels for \u201capplauding\u201d<\/em> Sandu\u2019s policies of \u201coppression\u201d<\/em> amid the push for EU integration, referring to the reported closure of news outlets in the country that are not pro-Western, as well as the persecution<\/a> of opposition figures. According to Zakharova, the EU is \u201ctrying to absorb<\/a>\u00a0and subjugate Moldova\u201d<\/em> and make \u201cslaves\u201d<\/em> out of its people.<\/p>\n

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Moldova is a monstrous story about how NATO-centric structures like the EU\u2026 are pumping out the juices out of countries… I don\u2019t mean natural resources, they are throwing people into this fruit press and squeeze out\u2026 Moldova\u2019s national identity\u2026 within the framework of their North Atlantic mentality. It is atrocious.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

According to Zakharova, both Sandu and her Western backers \u201ccompletely ignore\u201d<\/em> the opinion of the people on EU integration, \u201chiding behind the term \u2018democracy.\u2019\u201d<\/em> She referred to the fact that Sandu\u2019s Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) secured only about 30% in last year\u2019s mayoral and county administration elections, and in every major city, including Chisinau, opposition candidates gained the upper hand.<\/p>\n

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\n READ MORE: <\/span>How the EU is cracking down on democracy in Moldova
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Last week, anti-government protesters marched through the streets of Chisinau with banners and empty pots, denouncing Sandu and her policies. The demonstrators accused Sandu\u2019s administration of driving the country to poverty and called for the president to step down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The bloc \u201clures\u201d countries to join it only to \u201cabsorb and subjugate them,\u201d Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has likened the EU to a \u2018fruit press\u2019 for countries, which strips them of their sovereignty and gives back nothing in return. Zakharova made the remark in an interview…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3202"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3202"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3206,"href":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3202\/revisions\/3206"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bnchmrk.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}