US EditionMoldova's President Accuses Russia of Conducting 'Hybrid War' Ahead of Key Elections
President Maia Sandu highlighted Russia's hybrid tactics including illicit financing and disinformation aimed at destabilizing Moldova's democracy before September elections.
- On Tuesday, Moldovan President Maia Sandu warned European lawmakers that Russia is waging an `unlimited` interference campaign ahead of parliamentary elections this month, which will decide if Moldova consolidates as a stable democracy or `Russia pulls us away from Europe`.
- Russia has mounted a hybrid campaign involving illicit financing and disinformation, with Moscow aiming `to capture Moldova through the ballot box` and use it against Ukraine.
- Framing EU ties as urgent, Sandu said Brussels backed Moldova financially, technically and politically, and leaders of Germany, France and Poland visited last month in solidarity.
- Sandu warned that the stakes are existential, stressing that if Moldova's democracy falls, no democracy in Europe is safe and defense must be `with teeth`.
- Sandu's westward pivot positions Moldova as a key player as she steers closer ties with Western allies, warning Moscow seeks to destabilize Moldova bordering Ukraine and Romania.
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The stakes are high in Moldova's elections, President Maia Sandu warns. The country is on track for EU membership, but Sandu...
Moldovan President Accuses Russia of Waging Hybrid War Against Country Ahead of Elections
Moldovan President Maia Sandu warned European lawmakers on Tuesday that Russia is waging an “unlimited” interference campaign to try to pull her country into its orbit ahead of parliamentary elections this month. “On Sept. 28, Moldova will hold the most consequential election in its history,” Sandu said in a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
Maya Sandu held a historic speech in the European Parliament in March on Russian forces' polls in the Republic of Moldova. The leader of Chisinau spoke extensively about the methods that Kremlin used to disrupt the course...
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