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The crisis around the elections in Gagauzia could be the result of the decisions of local elites and the influence of some political forces in the autonomy associated with the Kremlin, says the Speaker of the Parliament, Igor Grosu, quoted by IPN. According to him, the blocking of the electoral process in Gagauzia occurred after the authorities in Comrat dismantled the regional electoral body and adopted decisions that, in practice, made the formation of a new composition of the Central Electoral Council impossible. Igor Grosu also mentioned that the influence of Ilan Șor’s political group and their “friends from the…

Companies from the Transnistrian region that import petroleum products, such as gasoline and diesel, will have to pay taxes to the budget of the Republic of Moldova, as part of a gradual process of fiscal harmonization between the two banks of the Dniester. The statement was made by the head of the Reintegration Policy Bureau, Valeriu Chiveri, during the “Reality is watching you” show on Realitatea TV. According to the official, the authorities in Chisinau aim to create a common economic, fiscal and customs space, and the introduction of taxes for certain imports from the left bank of the Dniester…

The Russian disinformation network has launched, for the first time since the lost elections, a broad campaign against the Republic of Moldova. The analysts at Disinfo.md have identified elements indicating the preparation of a large-scale informational operation. Its purpose is to amplify public anxiety, undermine trust in state institutions, and present Moldova as an “unstable” actor in the region. It should be noted that this is not about the emergence of new facts or evidence, but about the reactivation of old claims, previously launched on various international and media platforms, but now brought back to the forefront as if they…

Yesterday, the ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Moldova, Oleg Ozerov, arrived in Comrat. The information about the visit was confirmed to Disinfo.md by sources within the power structures of Gagauzia. According to the sources, the diplomat intended to have a meeting with several Gagauzian politicians, considered close to the Kremlin, in one of the restaurants in Comrat. At the moment when the meeting participants were in the venue, the police received a call about a supposed explosive device placed in the restaurant. This information was confirmed to Disinfo.md by sources within the Ministry of Internal Affairs.…

According to a source cited by the Russian publication VChK-OGPU, a broad investigation is underway within the Russian FSB regarding the embezzlement of funds allocated in recent years for operations intended to ensure a favorable outcome for the Kremlin in the elections in the Republic of Moldova. The checks were initiated by the new head of the Fifth Directorate of the FSB, Alexei Komkov, and his first deputy, Albert Stepyghin. Under the scrutiny of the investigation is the former first deputy of the directorate, Dmitry Miliutin, who coordinated the Moldovan directorate. He has already been questioned several times and risks…

The Chief of the Defense Staff, General Gheorghiță Vlad, stated in an interview for Euronews that it is unlikely for the Russian Federation to attack a NATO member state, but such a possibility cannot be completely ruled out. According to him, Romania has the necessary defense capability and can withstand a potential attack. “From our analyses, it is unlikely that the Russian Federation will launch an attack on a NATO state, but it is not excluded and we, as military, cannot rule out all variants,” General Vlad affirmed. He emphasized that Russia often uses “false flag operations” and hybrid warfare…

Two foreign citizens – a Russian and a Belarusian – organized a training camp in Serbia, where over 150 Moldovans were trained for destabilizing actions in the context of the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova, according to the IPN news agency. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VK7UrplkmQ&t=21s The Russian citizen, Serghei Andreenkov, a member of the ruling party United Russia and advisor to the occupation administration in the Ukrainian region of Kharkov, along with the Belarusian Aliaksandr Hontarau, coordinated the training held near the town of Loznica, Serbia. According to local security services data, the purpose of the training was to prepare participants…

“The separatist leader of the Transnistrian region, Vadim Krasnoselski, who published a patriotic book under a pseudonym, titled “The Destiny of the Tankman”, has still complied with the laws of the Republic of Moldova. Even under a pseudonym, he was required to officially register his work with the National Book Chamber, thus respecting the Law on Editorial Activity.This information has been confirmed by Disinfo.md, which consulted the National Bibliography of Moldova.The book was published as early as 2021, but the general public only became aware of it in April 2023.It has recently been revealed that the pseudonym Ilia Sokolov was…

The former Soviet states and Balkan countries are the main targets of the Kremlin’s Pravda disinformation network, according to a new study by the Center for Information, Democracy, and Citizenship at the American University in Bulgaria. Its experts studied over 640,000 online publications between December 2024 and March 2025. They found that the former Soviet countries and the Balkans accounted for 52% of the total disinformation publications – despite these regions representing a disproportionately small part of the population among the participating countries in the study. In particular, the top three countries most exposed to Pravda disinformation are Moldova, Latvia,…

“The Republic of Moldova is making significant progress towards achieving energy independence, gradually reducing its dependence on Russian gas and diversifying its energy sources. In an increasingly volatile regional context, energy security has become a national priority, and the authorities in Chisinau consistently take action to protect the country’s strategic interests. Reducing dependence on Russian gas In recent decades, Moldova has been heavily dependent on imported gas from the Russian Federation, which has made any political or commercial tension have a direct impact on internal stability and the economy. To eliminate this risk, the government of the Republic of Moldova…