The European Union officers in Brussels announced the 7^th of May as a momentous day not only for the European Union but for the whole our continent. They did it in advance looking forward to the inauguration of “the Eastern partnership” which is to be held in Prague on this very day. The Eastern partnership program implies financial assistance to six countries of the former Soviet Union (Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova and Belarus) as well as liberalizing visa regimes for the countries’ citizens.

Amid the current economic problems and the EU’s failing to work out sound principles for itself this program is another option for the EU to prove its competence (while the prospects of adopting the Lisbon agreement are still vague). But “the Eastern partnership” has more serious intentions. It is an attempt of the Western world to change the existing geopolitical situation on the territory of the former Soviet Union by spreading its financial and diplomatic control over six states of the CIS and forcing Russia out of this area.

How efficient these financial assistance to the East European countries will be – this question is quite interesting and of course controversial. Considering hot disputes around the financing of the EU’s “sacred cow” - the Nabucco gas pipeline project - it seems unlikely that European tax payers would be happy to spend hundred millions euro on supporting Ukraine with its permanent political crisis or Georgia preparing for its military revanche.

However the EU has already started to take some of its measures in Moldova.

The EU’s position in connection with the recent dramatic events in this republic, which is neighboring Romania, is very illustrative. It shows how cynical the EU and its country-members can be when it comes to the introduction of the Eastern partnership, where the CIS countries are destined to play the role of “younger brothers” and be the objects of ethno-political assimilation and other geopolitical experiments.

They expected Romania to explain its intervention into the internal affairs of Moldova and Romanian president Traian Basescu gave his explanations and did it even in accordance with the rules of drama acting – he was speaking from the scaffold in the national parliament, in a live television broadcast, while the chronicle of rallies and disorder in Chisinau (Moldova’s capital) was shown on the background.

The picture was intended to form the public opinion that Moldova’s president Vladimir Voronin and his government are trying to suppress the rightful fight of Romanian nationals in Moldova for freedom and happy future as part of Romania and the EU.

The speech of Romanian president Traian Basescu deserves memorizing alongside with the famous Fulton speech of British prime-minister Winston Churchill or the words of US president Ronald Reagan, who called USSR “the Evil Empire”.

“When Moldova is in trouble we cannot stand on the sidelines. Romania and Moldova share the same history, culture, language, they were as one before the fascist Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact separated them”, with these pathetic words he started his speech on the situation in Moldova. Reminding that his country observes the UN Statute and the final act of Helsinki agreement, the Romanian leader promised that his country would “provide help to all citizens of Moldova, who needed it”.

The first step is making urgent amendments in the law on citizenship. According to Basescu, Moldova citizens are the descendants of those who lived on this territory before 1940 (when Moldova was part of Romania) have the right to get the citizenship of Romania. “Everyone who has the right to get the Romanian citizenship should really have such opportunity. These residents on the left bank of the Prut river should be under protection of Romania and the EU”.

The Romanian president rapidly condemned the acts of violence and destruction by demonstrators, and said he was surprised with the fact that the Moldovan police which was obliged to prevent such acts did not secure the state institutions’ buildings and let the demonstrators in. But it is also easy to imagine how more emotional the speech of Basescu would be if the Moldova’s authorities had used the whole arsenal of their means against the demonstrators. Anyway even what happened was enough for the Romanian leader to accuse Chisinau authorities of violation of human rights and freedom of speech. “I call for the establishment of the commission under the sponsorship of the European organizations to investigate the events in Moldova”, Basescu said.

The accents in the message of the Romanian president were put very clearly which is quite surprising. At the parliamentary elections held on April 5 almost 50% of voters in Moldova voted for the Communist party of Vladimir Voronin, which in fact marked the triumph of totalitarianism. ”The young should know that future belongs to them and totalitarian communistic regime belongs to the past. It is a matter for regret that Moldova’s authorities are pulling the country back to the Soviet past”, stated president Basescu and openly supported the participants of Chisinau rallies. He said his country would not agree with the fact that “the Romanians on the other bank of the Prut river are being humiliated fighting against the hostile regime”.

The intention of the Moldova government to introduce visa regime for Romania, which was sending its people to support the demonstrators, was called “the creation of the new Iron Curtain between the banks of the Prut river”. However Moldavians still have to get visa to go to Romania. It is when Romania is acting as “a free-of-charge advocate for Moldova’s entering the EU”, according to Basescu.

It is enough for quotations. The dramatic events in Moldova on April 6-8 became the first test for the Eastern partnership in terms of the EU’s readiness to provide real help to its partners. This test reveals the true colors of the Eastern partnership.

The intervention into domestic affairs of the sovereign country, which citizens reject their right for democratic choice, labeling, approval and even support off acts of violence and all this for the sight of participants of these rallies with the EU flags - these were the methods the EU (the statements of the EU officers were similar to the statements of Basescu) plans to promote its interests on the Post Soviet territories. Is Russia ready to oppose this policy? Up-to-date Russia’s position on the territory of the CIS’ countries (namely in Russian geopolitical area) has not been active, fundamental and consistent.