# Moldovans do not want to unite with Romania, Russian MFA says

https://mins.news/en/item/17290

- TASS, 2026-08-09 06:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2170625

> Yury Pilipson, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second European Department, said Moldovans do not want unification with Romania. He characterized media promotion of the issue as part of a campaign to shape public opinion in Moldova. According to Pilipson, the campaign is intended to create the impression that mass support for the so-called unirea is growing. Unirea is the term used there for the unification process.