{"id":107715,"date":"2026-03-30T04:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T01:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/russia-could-become-the-paradise-of-cars-stolen-from-europe-the-controversial-bill-requested-by-vladimir-putin\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T11:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T08:39:44","slug":"russia-could-become-the-paradise-of-cars-stolen-from-europe-the-controversial-bill-requested-by-vladimir-putin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/russia-could-become-the-paradise-of-cars-stolen-from-europe-the-controversial-bill-requested-by-vladimir-putin\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia could become the paradise of cars stolen from Europe. 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