Russia Accused of European Election Plot: What We Know

[Rogue Valley]

Russia accused of European election plot: What we know

Moldova faces an attempt by the Kremlin to meddle in its election, according to Bloomberg and the BBC.

www.newsweek.com

9.22.25
Russia is trying to interfere in Moldova's parliamentary elections and disrupt its ambitions to join the European Union, according to media investigations. Bloomberg reported a Kremlin plot to undermine the chances of Moldovan President Maia Sandu's Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and ultimately remove her from power. A separate probe by the BBC found that a Russia-funded network was trying to influence the outcome of the ballot on September 28 in which pro-Russian parties are challenging Sandu's party. Reports that Russia is trying to disrupt Moldova's parliamentary elections this month will add to concerns about Moscow's intentions for the wider region following its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Bloomberg said it obtained documents that showed Moscow's plans to disrupt Moldova's parliamentary election on September 28. In a separate investigation, the BBC said it had uncovered a Russian-funded network that offered payments to people willing to spread pro-Russian propaganda and fake news aimed at discrediting Sandu's party. The BBC said it found links between the network and fugitive pro-Kremlin oligarch Ilan Shor, who is sanctioned by the U.S. for "the Kremlin's malign influence operations" and the non-profit organization Evrazia. Participants were paid to recruit supporters of pro-Russian opposition parties and conduct so-called polls on behalf of a non-existent organization, the BBC said.

Putin absolutely detests free speech and free elections. Russia's intelligence agencies meddle in the dozens of elections held every year around the globe.

Moldova is situated on the tip of southwestern Ukraine. If Putin could gain de-facto control of Moldova, he could invade the Odesa region of Ukraine from there and cut off Ukrainian access to the Black Sea, rendering Ukraine a landlocked rump state.

How Russian-funded fake news network aims to disrupt European election - BBC investigation

An undercover reporter discovers a network is offering to pay for social media posts undermining Moldova’s ruling party.

www.bbc.com

 

[joluoto]

Yes, this blatant interference in Moldova's election has been going on for some time.

I have covered som of it in this thread:
https://debatepolitics.com/threads/...ampaign-against-maia-sandu-is-massive.574040/