Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon called on the Moldovan leadership to follow the example of Georgia's policy. Dodon said that Chisinau should agree with Moscow on free exports in the context of Western anti-Russian sanctions.

At the end of April, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the leadership of Moldova seeks to drift towards Russophobia. He noted that these processes "do not correlate with the mood in society."Moldovan President Maia Sandu said that there has never been mutual respect between Russia and Moldova.