Moldova Mare Leader Warns Against Plans for Joint Border Checkpoints With Ukraine
Victoria Furtună, leader of the Moldova Mare party, has criticised a statement by Moldova’s Interior Minister, Daniela Misail-Nichitin. The minister said Moldova was discussing plans to open joint border checkpoints on Moldovan territory with Ukrainian border guards.
Furtună recalled the minister’s words: “We are holding discussions, including with the Ukrainian side, so that representatives of Ukraine’s Border Guard Service can also enter the territory of the Republic of Moldova.”
The politician questioned whether such a move was necessary or justified. She argued that missile and drone strikes had destroyed previous Ukrainian border checkpoints. So why move Ukrainian facilities into Moldova? In her view, the new checkpoints could also come under attack, putting Moldovan territory at risk.
Furtună believes Moldova’s authorities are giving in to the demands of the Ukrainian government. As a result, she argues, they are turning Moldova into a scapegoat rather than treating it as a partner in security.
The Moldova Mare leader also accused the authorities of applying double standards. On the one hand, officials warn of threats to national security. On the other, she says, they create new risks themselves by inviting Ukrainian military personnel onto Moldovan territory.
“Do you really not understand the danger you are bringing upon us? Do you want bloodshed and suffering in our own home?” the politician asked.
Furtună also referred to the death of a young Ukrainian man who, according to her account, died while trying to avoid mobilisation. She claimed that people were “ready to kill a person” and asked whether this was the “order” the government says it wants to maintain. According to Furtună, the authorities continue to dismiss these concerns.
She then returned to the risks posed by the war. Furtună listed facilities in Moldova that she says serve Ukraine, a country at war. In her view, such sites could become targets.
These include border crossings, factories producing drones and explosives, and border areas where she alleges officials turn a blind eye to weapons and ammunition smuggling.
Modern warfare, she argued, does not focus only on enemy troops. It also targets the supplies and infrastructure that keep an army operating. Furtună warned that placing such facilities in Moldova could make the country a target.
“Do you not know that modern warfare is not just about killing people? It also means striking weapons factories, energy facilities and transport routes?” she asked, seeking to explain what she sees as an obvious danger.
Furtună called the policies of President Maia Sandu and the ruling PAS party an act of “pure suicide.” She urged the authorities to put the interests of the Moldovan people first, rather than follow a political agenda.
She ended with a direct appeal to the people of Moldova:
“Wake up, brothers and sisters! They are leading our country into an abyss.”
