Vadim Krasnoselsky spoke with the heads of the First Pridnestrovian Television Channel and TSV at the end of the year

The President's dialogue with television editors took place in a studio. Vadim Krasnoselsky's interlocutors were Dmitry Matveyev and Igor Avrenev. The conversation lasted over an hour. They discussed domestic and foreign policy, peace and security, the state's achievements, objectives, and prospects, the Pridnestrovian people, emotions, musical preferences, and family traditions. Watch the full interview this evening on the First Pridnestrovian Television Channel and TSV, listen on Radio-1, and read it on the News of Pridnestrovie news agency and in the Pridnestrovie newspaper. All materials will be available on the official website of the PMR President.

The Quotes:

“There is no negotiation process. There is no normal dialogue. That's not good. We call on all parties to return to the "5+2" format”.

“Unfortunately, everything is politicized now in my opinion”.

“It doesn't suit me what is currently understood by "politician".

“I can't in any way blame Moldova for currently obstructing gas supplies to Pridnestrovie”.

“Regarding the prospects: everything will be fine”.

“We're trying to support our enterprises even in the worst-case scenarios”.

“We see that Moldova is suddenly acquiring offensive weapons. For example, 152mm wheeled howitzers with a range of up to 42 km. I'm asking my colleagues from the OSCE, European colleagues, and others: why? Where are they going to shoot at 42 km? I'm curious. Where are you planning to shoot?”

“I welcome the statement by the Moldovan leadership that they support a peaceful resolution of the Pridnestrovian issue”.

“The city of Tiraspol never changed its jurisdiction in its entire history, over 200 years”.

“Will Russia abandon 220000 Russian citizens to their fate? No”.

“The multinational Pridnestrovian people live on the territory of Pridnestrovie. These people should be asked. Only these people decide their fate, the future of their state, the future of their territorial structure”.

“Why should we in Pridnestrovie, on the left bank of the Dniester, study the history of the Romanians? Who will answer this question? We never had Romanian statehood”.

“Persons’ life isn't about the number of years they live, but about the number of emotions they remember”.

“The more they insult, the more they rewrite history, the stronger the Immortal Regiment and the protest movement will be”.

“All my ancestors are from the Kherson region, from the Northern Black Sea region. My father, a military person, went to Transbaikalia on duty. I was born there. But I returned to my homeland  – to the Northern Black Sea region, which is called Pridnestrovie today”.

“For me, number one – he's a poet, musician, composer, and performer, of course, Alexander Yakovlevich Rosenbaum. He's great”.

“I value family comfort, the warmth of the family hearth in every sense of the word”.