Romanian MPs back Azerbaijan’s efforts to hold pro-Kremlin separatist leaders accountable

A group of Romanian parliamentarians has declared their support for Azerbaijan's efforts to uphold international law and hold accountable the leaders of the separatist movement, which has received Kremlin backing for decades.

The relevant statement was made by 19 members of the Romanian Parliament, Caliber.Az reports, citing Newsweek.

One of the MPs, Cristian Terheș, expressed serious concern over the ongoing threats to regional security and stability posed by separatist movements in post-Soviet countries supported by Moscow.

Terheș noted that the ongoing trial in Baku of Ruben Vardanyan—known as "Putin's wallet"—and other Karabakh separatists serves as an example to the international community and sends a clear message to those who continue to undermine the sovereignty of their states in the Kremlin’s interests: "Accountability is inevitable, and punishment is unavoidable."

"The trials in Baku of R. Vardanyan and other separatist leaders, including Arayik Harutyunyan, should serve as an example of fair punishment for decades of Kremlin-backed unconstitutional activities in the Caucasus and Europe," the statement reads.

The document emphasizes that "separatism and terrorism must be punished."

"We hope that these trials will serve as an example for several other post-Soviet states, such as Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova, where the subversive activities of pro-Kremlin separatists continue to pose a serious threat to national security," Newsweek writes, commenting on the MPs' statement.

Notably, the trials of Vardanyan and other separatists have attracted significant interest from the Lithuanian publication Alfa, the Polish Do Rzeczy, and other foreign media, thereby drawing attention to the issue of separatism in the post-Soviet space and its support by the Kremlin.

By Vugar Khalilov