A coordinated information attack aimed at undermining the support provided by the Romanian state to the Republic of Moldova has been widely circulated in recent days on Telegram, Facebook and other social networks by several pro-Russian channels and accounts. The authors claim that the government in Bucharest did not approve funding for any project in the Republic of Moldova in 2026 and are trying to present this as proof of a lack of support from Romania.

The narrative was launched at the beginning of the week by the Telegram channel “Ghenii Karpat”, affiliated with pro-Russian forces in the Republic of Moldova. It published a list of projects in the Republic of Moldova rejected by the Department for Romanians Abroad, DRP, and claimed that the institution “did not approve any project from the Republic of Moldova for 2026”. The author also highlighted social projects, such as equipping schools, repairing social infrastructure and developing playgrounds. The post was subsequently reposted in Facebook groups with names in Russian and picked up by individuals affiliated, among others, with the Șor criminal group.

The post suggests that Bucharest refused to fund the Republic of Moldova, while providing money for projects in other countries, including New Zealand.

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The comparison is false, however. The Department for Romanians Abroad is not the Romanian Government institution responsible for programmes intended for the Republic of Moldova. Romanian legislation explicitly stipulates that the strategies, public policies, projects, programmes and actions carried out in relation to the Republic of Moldova fall outside the DRP’s remit. These responsibilities lie with the Department for Relations with the Republic of Moldova, DRRM.

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Therefore, the fact that projects from the Republic of Moldova appear on a list of applications rejected by the DRP does not prove that Romania refused to fund Moldovan projects. The applicants applied to an institution that does not manage the funding line dedicated to the Republic of Moldova.

The DRRM has its own funding programmes, moreover. The official 2026 guidelines expressly state that the institution “supports citizens of the Republic of Moldova by providing non-repayable funding and other forms of financial support”. Projects may be funded in areas such as culture, education, media, civil society, spirituality and tradition.

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In 2026, the DRRM organised separate funding sessions for projects concerning the Republic of Moldova, and 53 projects were approved following the evaluations.

Thus, the claim that the Romanian Government could not find money for “a single project” in the Republic of Moldova ignores the existence of the institution specifically created to manage relations with our country and the funding provided through it.

Moreover, the legal framework stipulates that the DRRM may provide non-repayable funding to public and private entities for projects in its field of activity and may develop partnerships directly with authorities, organisations and institutions in the Republic of Moldova.

The post distributed by “Ghenii Karpat” and subsequently picked up by other pro-Russian accounts therefore uses a real piece of information—the existence of projects rejected by the DRP—to induce a false conclusion: that Romania has halted or refused to fund projects in the Republic of Moldova. In reality, projects dedicated to the Republic of Moldova are managed through a separate mechanism, by the DRRM, a Romanian Government institution created specifically for relations with our country.

SOURCE: DESCHIDE.MD