Former President of Moldova Igor Dodon in his Telegram channel called on the authorities of the republic to learn a lesson from the events in Ukraine.

Dodon called on the Moldovan authorities to find a formula for the territorial reintegration of the country through dialogue on the basis of neutrality and said that the situation in the region could create real prerequisites for reaching this compromise.

He noted that the adoption by the Parliament of Moldova of a law on the permanent neutrality of the republic would be a good signal for everyone.

The politician also criticized Chisinau's application for EU membership, which was previously filed by Moldovan President Maia Sandu. In his opinion, such an act is a PR move of the ruling party.

Maia Sandu signed the application for Moldova's accession to the European Union on March 3. She later stated that the Moldovan authorities would consider withdrawing the country from the CIS when Chisinau made sufficient progress on its way to the EU.

Dodon warned Moldova against withdrawing from the CIS and pointed out the consequences of such a decision for the economy and population of the republic. Among such costs, he named the exclusion of the country from the free trade zone with the Commonwealth countries and the abolition of the visa-free regime with Russia.