‘Russia’s dirty money will hijack our democratic process’: how tiny Moldova fears Kremlin is fixing EU referendum
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Sat, 12 Oct 2024 17:00:27 +0300
Officials believe 100m has been funnelled into the country to influence the pivotal vote and the presidential electioLast spring, customs officers in the tiny nation of Moldova struck gold.
Acting on a national intelligence tipoff from, they intercepted more than 100 passengers arriving from Russia via Armenia, each carrying bundles of cash just shy of 10,000 the threshold for mandatory declaration.
In a single night authorities at Chiinu airport seized more than 900,000.Moldovan officials swiftly announced that the cash couriers were part of a scheme allegedly led by a Kremlinlinked fugitive oligarch and aimed at financing protesters and buying votes in this months presidential election and pivotal EU referendum.
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