RUSSIA RESPECTS MOLDAVIAN PEOPLE'S CHOICE MOSCOW, March 6. /RIA Novosti correspondent/. Replying to an Internet publications question about the results of recent parliamentary elections in Moldavia, Vladimir Putin noted: "We closely followed developments there and will respect the Moldavian people's choice, whatever it may be. If Communists have won, then it means they have won. If they are voicing some friendly feelings towards us, we cannot but be pleased".