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Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government

Published by New York Times World By Michael Schwirtz, Adam Goldman and Aaron Krolik · 14 August 2026 at 12:00
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Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government
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In Moldova, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.

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