Moldova's Dodon claims parts of Ukraine as Moldovan lands after Moscow visit
Photo: Igor Dodon (kremlin.ru)
The leader of Moldova's pro-Russian Socialist Party, Igor Dodon, made claims about "Moldovan lands" in Ukraine after returning from Moscow. His remarks were in response to statements made by Romania's pro-Russian presidential candidate, Călin Georgescu, who asserted claims over parts of Ukraine, News Maker reports.
"I want to point something out to certain politicians from the European Union, Romania, and others who are already dividing Ukraine's lands. First of all, the territories you’re referring to are historically Moldovan, some of them," Dodon said.
He noted that these lands are now home to "hundreds of thousands of Moldovans" and that they speak the Moldovan language. At the same time, Dodon continues to refer to his country as "Soviet Moldova."
"Secondly, we, Soviet Moldova, were deprived of our status as a maritime state. They took away the south and the north of our country through an illegal decision in the mid-20th century, during the so-called Khrushchev reform," he emphasized.
Background
Recently, Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu stated that Ukraine is a "fictional state." According to him, after a peace treaty is signed, territorial divisions will occur, and Romania should allegedly reclaim territories that were once part of the Kingdom of Romania.
However, Georgescu later clarified that he was referring to an "absolutely theoretical hypothesis" when discussing the division of Ukraine.
