NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska reaffirmed respect for Moldova’s constitutional neutrality at a security forum. She put defence capacity-building support at nearly fifty million euros, covering equipment, ammunition storage and cybersecurity. Moldova’s cooperation with the alliance also includes scientific programmes and peacekeeping in Kosovo. Shekerinska described Moldova’s experience of hybrid threats as useful to NATO members.
NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska told the Moldova Security Forum that the alliance respects Moldova’s constitutional neutrality and its right to determine its own future. She described the partnership as political dialogue and practical cooperation to strengthen the country’s defence institutions and resilience.[1], [2]
Shekerinska said Moldova was the largest beneficiary of NATO’s Defence and Security Capacity Building Initiative, which supports partner countries’ defence institutions. She put assistance at nearly fifty million euros. Her examples included twelve million euros for military equipment, eight million euros for ammunition storage and four million euros for information technology and software to protect elections against cyberattacks.[1]
She also described a cyber defence facility at the Technical University of Moldova and a cyber incident response team within the armed forces. Hundreds of Moldovan researchers have joined NATO scientific programmes covering counterterrorism, cyber defence and protection against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, she said.[1]
Moldova has sent troops to the United Nations-mandated peacekeeping mission in Kosovo since 2014. Shekerinska said personnel gain experience alongside allies and partners. She also said NATO learns from Moldova’s response to hybrid threats, which combine methods such as disinformation and cyberattacks. Her accusations of Russian election interference, sabotage and energy cuts were the NATO official’s attributed assessment.[1]
