Russia condemns detention of Moldova's pro-Russian Gagauz leader
- Russia criticized the arrest of Eugenia Gutul, leader of Moldova's Gagauz ethnic minority, as a blatant example of police state tactics against opponents of President Maia Sandu.
- Eugenia Gutul was detained at Chisinau's international airport for 72 hours, following the disappearance of two other pro-Russian lawmakers.
- Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for Russia's foreign ministry, asserted that Moldovan authorities are targeting politicians supportive of closer ties with Russia.
- The Gagauz, numbering around 140,000, have historically had complex relations with Moldova's central government since the country's independence in 1991.
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Arrested Leader of Moldova’s Gagauzia Asks Putin for Help in Securing Her Release
The head of Moldova’s semi-autonomous region of Gagauzia has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to pressure Moldovan authorities to release her from police custody after she was arrested earlier this week.
Russia condemns detention of Moldova's pro-Russian Gagauz leader
MOSCOW - Russia on Wednesday condemned the arrest of the leader of Moldova's pro-Russian Gagauz ethnic minority, saying it was a blatant example of trying to use the methods of a police state to neutralise an opponent of President Maia Sandu.
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