ISW: Kremlin uses Gagauzia, Transnistria to derail Moldova’s EU bid
ISW says the Kremlin's increased focus on Moldova's Gagauzia and Transnistria pro-Russian regions aims to use them in information and hybrid operations to disrupt Moldova's EU accession process.
Actors in the Russian information space are increasingly concentrating on covering recent events involving Yevgenia Gutsul, the governor of Moldova’s pro-Russian autonomous region Gagauzia, and are amplifying Kremlin narratives aimed at destabilizing Moldova to a broader audience, according to the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Gutsul returned from Russia to Chisinau on 8 March without any issues, greeted by hundreds of supporters at the airport. Pro-Kremlin Moldovan politician Ilan Shor, sanctioned by the US, claimed on 7 March that Moldovan authorities intended to arrest Gutsul upon her arrival, following the Prosecutor General’s Office’s announcement of sufficient evidence linking Gutsul to unspecified criminal acts.
“Such a pattern of activity could indicate a centrally directed Kremlin information operation,” ISW concludes.
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