The main reason of massive involvement and relative success at the initial stage of a protest in Kishinev is a total disappointment of Moldova's population in the present government, oligarchical and corrupted regime. That's why, people of the most various views excluding pro-Romanian and even pro-European ones, have come to the square of the Moldova's capital on September 6.
Such opinion was expressed by the leading researcher of the RISR Vasily Kashirin in his interview to the Novosti Pridnestrovya News Agency.
According to him, motives of the people in Moldova «are quite sincere and deserve sympathy».
«Actually, it is the beginning of a public protest against the oligarchical regime power broker of which is oligarch Vladimir Plakhotnyuk. The fact that these people are used for their own political interests is also obvious and doesn't cause any doubts. Trying to intimidate or even completely bring the government of the European Integration Alliance toppling, the western actors want to steal initiative of an anti-oligarchical protest from the pro-Russian forces. They hope to bring to power in Kishinev even more obedient and ideologically motivated government which is also not corrupted to the core. All this should buckle up Moldova to the euroatlantic wagon without incurring any burden to provide economic support to the country and its population," Vasily Kashirin considers.
Thus, there is no doubt that, behind the protest actions which began in Kishinev on September 6 at the initiative of the so-called Dignity and Truth (DT) civil platform, there were people with pro-Western, pro-European and partly pro-Romanian views, the expert emphasizes.
«They actively communicate with the representatives of the western diplomacy and get political support from them. I have no information about supply sources for these events. But it is clear that such actions are a quite expensive thing, and their organizers must have considerable financial, organizational and media resources," Kashirin says.
The Russian expert also emphasizes that such technologies when, through massive public protests, some actors bring pressure on the power structures have been tested and successfully approved long ago, including the case with the former Soviet Union.
«In this case, we can say that we see one more 'Maidan', of course, with local Moldavian specifics and flavour. If it will be successful from the point of view of its instructors and supervisors, time will tell. Its main characteristic feature is that a new pro-Western force tries to bring down an old pro-Western one. We have't seen such examples among the latest 'maidans' yet," Vasily Kashirin told.
Almost right after the beginning of protests, experts told about soon transformation of the firebrand of the Moldova's 'Maidan', that is DA organization, in a political party. It is anyone's guess now who will front it. As the Russian expert noted, the most probable applicant for this role now is the ex-Minister of Education Maya Sandu, «the minion of the EU and US diplomacy».
Concerning the question whether current Kishinev events would somehow affect the Pridnestrovie-Moldova relationship, Vasily Kashirin considers that Pridnestrovie shouldn't expect any progress in settlement of the conflict.
«Neither of the political forces in Moldova won't admit the independence of Pridnestrovie. Moldova is actually an ethnocratic unitary state. Maximum what even the most pro-Russian forces of the RM are ready to discuss is federalization, but it is essentially unacceptable for Pridnestrovie. There are no grounds to expect that some radical forces aiming at escalation in the relations with Pridnestrovie will come to power in Moldova. None of external forces at this time aren't interested in radical destabilization of the region. Positive changes for Pridnestrovie may begin when Russia and the West will find a common solution for the Ukraine crisis," Vasily Kashirin concluded.
