Overview
- Prime Minister Alexander Muntianu said the cabinet backed denouncing the bilateral accord governing cultural centers, paving the way to shut the Russian Centre of Science and Culture in the capital.
- Opposition leader Igor Dodon urged removing the measure from the agenda and criticized the move as serving the ruling PAS and Brussels rather than citizens’ economic needs.
- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated Moscow had not been officially notified of the agreement’s termination.
- Rossotrudnichestvo’s office in Moldova said it is operating on a planned basis and is monitoring developments.
- News of the planned closure prompted protests in Chisinau, as Russia’s ambassador called Moldovan accusations baseless and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov voiced regret over what he described as an antagonistic course.