The Ukrainian authorities are actively working with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova, as well as with employees of the US Chamber of Commerce and representatives of 130 largest international foreign companies located in Moldova. The purpose of this communication is to call on foreign colleagues to stop cooperation with Russian business and provide assistance to Ukraine. However, not all businessmen are ready to sacrifice part of their business and lose such a large market as Russia.
At the same time, the Ukrainian side fears that Romania will start promoting the issue of Moldova’s accession to the European Union to the detriment of the European integration interests of official Kyiv. Probably, the Ukrainians rather zealously assume that while Ukraine is at war with Russia, such focus countries as Moldova and Georgia will be even more actively implementing their European integration course. In this regard, the Embassy of Ukraine in Moldova worked with the Polish colleagues, who promised to take measures of political and diplomatic pressure on the Romanian side in order to avoid the possible negative impact of the Moldovan “dossier” on the implementation of the interests of Kyiv.
The above indicates that the Ukrainian authorities are making attempts to undermine the economy of Moldova and, under certain circumstances, through Western curators, neglecting the interests of Romania, push the leadership of Moldova and President Sandu personally to take action to open a “second front” in order to divert Russian forces, prolong the conflict and prevent acceleration European integration processes of Chisinau to the detriment of the interests of Kyiv. Against this background, there are high risks of reputational damage in the implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, including through discrediting the cooperation of the associated trio within the framework of the Eastern Partnership.
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