The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned the chargé d’affaires of the Moldovan embassy in the Russian Federation, Paralel.Az reports citing Moldovalive.

It happened after rumors appeared in the press that Moldova could host F16 planes destined for Ukraine, the Chisinau diplomacy said.

“The MFA notes that the Russian Foreign Ministry, with regret, gets its information from fake news online. Therefore, the Republic of Moldova does not and will not host weapons and military equipment, including airplanes destined for Ukraine. The Republic of Moldova is a neutral state, and its institutions will continue to respect the principle of neutrality,” the Moldovan Foreign Ministry noted in a statement.