Children singing Soviet tunes may pose "security risk"
Date
12/25/2022 5:03:29 AM
(MENAFN) Moldova's security agencies should investigate a performance featuring youngsters singing Soviet songs from World War II, according to President Maia Sandu.
The events, which were planned with the help of the Russian embassy and the Moscow city government, took place recently in Beltsy, Moldova's second biggest city. Among other things, youngsters costumed as Soviet soldiers sung songs popularized during the conflict, known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War.
When inquired what she thought of the concerts amid an interview with the local TVR broadcaster on Thursday, Sandu responded: “I don't know the details, I think they were held under the auspices of the local authorities.”
the head of state asserted that, “The Information and Security Service should look into this issue and find out whether they pose a threat to national security.”
The Soviet songs “could promote war,” Sandu said, highlighting that everyone who is engaged in such activities “has to be sanctioned in indirect or direct form.”
Moldova is a 2.6-million-person former Soviet country situated between Ukraine and Romania. Since Sandu's election in 2020, the country has taken a more pro-EU stance. Chisinau outlawed the Saint George's Ribbon, a symbol of Russian victory celebrations during WWII, in April, imposing penalties on individuals seen wearing it.
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