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Moldovan Evgheni Cijen was sentenced to 13 years in prison in Russia. The man was accused of espionage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

According to Mediazona<\/a>, the trial was held behind closed doors. The 26-year-old man has been in custody since 2024.<\/p>\n\n

Exact details about the charges made are not known. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Chisinau has informed journalists that this citizen did not request consular support from the Moldovan embassy in Moscow.<\/p>\n\n

After the war in Ukraine began, the Russian special services detained several Moldovans, whom they accused of spying in favor of Kiev. As a rule, Moldovan diplomats were restricted access to these citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Moldovan Evgheni Cijen was sentenced to 13 years in prison in Russia. The man was accused of espionage. According to Mediazona, the trial was held behind closed doors. The 26-year-old man has been in custody since 2024. Exact details about the charges made are not known. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Chisinau has informed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":115197,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1125],"tags":[15882,11321,14181,17808,14963],"class_list":["post-118238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-moldova-en","tag-condemnation","tag-espionage","tag-mfa-2","tag-moldovan","tag-russia-2"],"yoast_head":"\nClosed-door trial for a Moldovan incarcerated for two years in Russia. 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