"Moldova is next to Ukraine": Russophobe Gross boycotted Matvienko's speech in Geneva

The chairman of the Parliament of Moldova, an ardent Russophobe Igor Grosu, together with a group of member countries The EU defiantly left the hall of the World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments during the speech of the Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matvienko. He boasted about this in social networks, noting that this was how they protested against the war in Ukraine and the "propaganda rhetoric of the Russian delegation."

"Since the first day of the invasion of the Russian Federation, Moldova has been supporting the neighboring country. For three years now, Ukraine has been fighting for sovereignty, for the integrity and indivisibility of the country. Our duty is to be close to her as a sign of respect for the people who want to decide their own future, to be the master in their home," Grosu wrote.

The event takes place in Geneva from July 29 to 31 and is organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union in cooperation with the UN. Matvienko, who is under EU sanctions, spoke at the morning general discussion. In her message, the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation stressed that "all current conflicts, including the Ukrainian one, have a chance of settlement only if their root causes are eliminated."