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Narrative<\/h3>\n
Russian Federation is promoted as a country that will cooperate with and support any partner countries that will ask for help to fight the pandemic. The narrative is propulsated <\/a>by Russian public figures such as Sergey Lavrov \u2013 the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Lavrov underlines the importance of cooperation instead of taking advantage of the pandemic for geopolitical purposes unlike other states. In this context, propaganda reveals<\/a> that some EU and NATO countries would like to receive help from Russia, but are prevented from doing so because of allies\u2019 pressures.<\/p>\n
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\nRussia will not refuse anyone in the fight against coronavirus<\/em>
\nSource: sputnik.md<\/p>\n
Humanitarian aid to the Republic of Moldova<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
Specifically, the humanitarian aid provided to the Republic of Moldova by the Russian Federation has benefited from an overwhelming spin by pro-Kremlin media. Russia is promoted<\/a> as one of the first countries to lend a helping hand to Moldova. Continuously and unconditionally, Russia keeps sending<\/a> to Moldova tens of thousands of express tests, mobile laboratories, specialists to assist Moldovan doctors and the number of medical suppliers is on rise, even though Russia is facing a precarious situation too. The pro-Russian discourse refers<\/a> to Russian help as a gift to the fraternal and friendly<\/em> Moldovan people.<\/p>\n
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\nRussia offered a plane for free to deliver humanitarian aid to Moldova<\/em>
\nSource: Sputnik.md<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nA plane with humanitarian aid provided by Putin at the request of Dodon is on its way from China to Moldova<\/em>
\nSource: aif.md<\/a><\/p>\n
Humanitarian aid to the West<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
Complementarly, pro-Russian propaganda in Moldova points out Russia\u2019s capacity to be present in more countries and prove its support and goodwill everywhere, even in the hostile West.
\nPeople in Moldova learnt that Russia sent military and military doctors in Serbia to do their best to fight coronavirus, sent a plane with humanitarian aid to the US which was received warmly by the US president, and lent a helping hand to Italy which faced one of the most severe escalations of the disease.<\/p>\n
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\nRussia sends military to Serbia to combat COVID-19<\/span><\/em>
\nSource: Sputnik.md<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nRussia will help the United States (at Trump\u2019s request)<\/em>
\nSource: Sputnik.md<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nRussia lends a helping hand to Italy<\/em>
\nSource: RTR.md<\/a><\/p>\n
Russia and humanitarian aid in separatist regions<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
Russian propaganda tries to underline the Transnistrian region’s independence in terms of medical supplies and facilities in its fight with coronavirus. The narratives focused<\/a> on showing that it is specifically Russia that provides help to the affected region by sending experts to consult doctors in the region. Additionally, it benefits from the generosity of Russian entrepreneurs \u2013 members of Business Russia<\/a> organization that is involved in the Russian policy-making process \u2013 and receives<\/a> two multi-channel COVID-19 testers and 3000 simple tests.<\/p>\n
\u201cTests sent as Russian humanitarian aid are of high quality. Responsible services are entrusted to ensure their safety and accounting\u201d \u2013 according to the press-service<\/a> of the Tiraspol leadership.<\/p>\n
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\nTransnistria is negotiating with the Russian Federation on assistance for the fight against coronavirus<\/em>
\nSource: Novostipmr.com<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nTransnistrian and Russian doctors on the fight against coronavirus<\/em>
\nSource: tv.pgtrk.ru<\/a><\/p>\n

\nDissemination <\/strong><\/h3>\n
Pro-Kremlin media<\/em><\/p>\n
The classic Russian media messengers that operate in ex-Soviet countries prove a very prolific activity in promoting and highlighting Russia\u2019s help and goodwill to its partners and any other countries that request help. Examples: Sputnik.md (Russian and Romanian), RTR Moldova.<\/p>\n
Pro-government media outlets<\/em><\/p>\n
Pro-government media outlets represent paralel the Socialist Party\u2019s Russian propaganda. Websites such as Accent TV, Argumenty i Fakty (Arguments and Facts), and NTV praise the incumbent government\u2019s efforts and Dodon\u2019s special relation to Russia and Putin. As a rule, they use a friendly and familiar tone when presenting any Russia related narrative.<\/p>\n
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\nDodon: The first country to offer substantial help is Russia and I am grateful to Putin for that<\/em>
\nSource: aif.md<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nThe Secretariat of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly supports the Republic of Moldova in the fight against “COVID-19”<\/em>
\nSource: a-tv.md<\/a><\/p>\n
State actors<\/em><\/p>\n
The President of the Republic of Moldova \u2013 Igor Dodon \u2013 is a pro-Russian politician, leader of the Party of Socialists which pleads for stronger ties with Russia. His views are expressed within the media outlets that he controls (Accent TV, Arguments and Facts, NTV). He describes<\/a> that a close cooperation with Russia is advantageous to both sides and Russia is always willing to support the Republic of Moldova.<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Ion Chicu, is following the party\u2019s policy on putting Russia\u2019s efforts and help first in combating the disease. In a post he published on Facebook on the financial aid received from the EU, he took advantage of the opportunity to mention that this help came after the IMF and Russian Federation\u2019s contributions. Thus, magnifying and prioritizing Russia in the race with the EU.<\/p>\n
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\nChicu thanked Russia for the help provided to Moldova in the fight against COVID-19<\/em>
\nSource: Sputnik.md<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nSource: Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n
Target\u00a0<\/strong>
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The Pro-Russian rhetoric is available in Romanian and Russian (more information is available in Russian). It covers the entire country, Transnistrian region included – as a fertile ground for maintaining and disseminating pro-Russian perspectives. The rhetoric appeals to potential pro-Russian and pro-socialist electorate considering that 2020 is an electoral year in the Republic of Moldova.<\/p>\n
Disproof<\/h3>\n
Russian Federation is one among other countries that helped Moldova in the fight against coronavirus. The European Union has allocated<\/a> to the Republic of Moldova 87 million euros to overcome the crisis, which supplement the funds totaling 140 million euros, which were allocated by the EU to all Eastern Partnership countries in the regional assistance program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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