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| Moldova Claims to Have Foiled Russian Plot to 'Destabilize' Country |
| 2023-03-13 |
| [Newsweek] Moldovan authorities have rejected reports of a mass "protest" in the capital city of Chișinău. They again accuse Moscow of attempting to "destabilize" the former Soviet state. Footage of crowds gathered in Chișinău on Sunday was reported as significant anti-government protests by Russian state media. There have been several demonstrations in recent weeks in the Moldovan capital, supported by the pro-Kremlin Shor Party. But Andrei Spinu, secretary-general for the Moldovan presidential office, wrote on Telegram on Sunday that "what happened today in the center of the capital is not a protest. "We have to say bluntly, it was yet another failed attempt by Russia to destabilize Moldova," Spinu added. On Sunday, Moldova's police said officers had made several arrests of people who had been promised financial rewards to organize "mass disorder" and destabilize the capital, according to the Associated Press. Further arrests were separately made for "questionable behavior" and carrying prohibited items, the outlet reported on Sunday. The protests were believed to have been orchestrated by the pro-Kremlin Shor Party. Four bomb threats were also called in on Sunday. The police said they were an "ongoing part of the destabilization measures" against Moldova's government. On Friday, White House national security council spokesperson John Kirby said that "Russian actors, some with current ties to Russian intelligence, are seeking to stage and use protests in Moldova as a basis to foment a manufactured insurrection against the Moldovan government. |
| Posted by:Fleter Crasing2148 |
| #5 Hero Matsiievskyi Executed for Saying "Glory to Ukraine!" Was Moldovan Citizen Local outlets in Chernihiv Oblast that posted news about the funeral of Oleksandr Matsiievskyi in February highlighted that he was born in Chișinău and had lived in Moldova for the first 28 years of his life until 2008, when he moved together with his wife and their son to Nizhyn. |
| Posted by: Fleter Crasing2148 2023-03-13 11:31 |
| #4 Hello Wagner, goodbye Wagner. |
| Posted by: Fleter Crasing2148 2023-03-13 10:14 |
| #3 ^^^ The above negotiations does not include the Russian military in the talks. |
| Posted by: Mad Eye Omeretch7959 2023-03-13 08:24 |
| #2 A large, very bright explosion 100 miles South-Southeast of Moscow in an area where miniature nuclear warheads are being developed is leading people to believe an accidental explosion of a miniature nuclear warhead occured in that area. Also, the Wagner group head has begun discussions with Chechen military leadership of a "post-Putin government". |
| Posted by: Mad Eye Omeretch7959 2023-03-13 08:19 |
| #1 Weeks ago Ukrainians massing at border with the intent to invade to secure large stockpiles of various ordnance. Western area pro West and east area pro Russian. Georgia has miles long lines waiting to go to Russia because of instability there. Looks like a divide and conquer effort by someone like V. Nuland. |
| Posted by: Dale 2023-03-13 04:03 |