CNN —Voters in Moldova will cast their ballots Sunday in two crucial votes, which have been billed as the most consequential in the country’s post-Soviet history.
Alongside a more sophisticated misinformation campaign, Shor has resorted to cruder methods to meddle with Moldovan politics.
Home to a Romanian-speaking majority and large Russian-speaking minority, many Moldovans had long viewed Russia as a benign big brother.
“It reflects the loss of the national allure of Russia in Moldovan society,” he said.
“There’s limits (to what can be achieved).”But even if Sandu prevails in both the presidential vote and the EU referendum, he expects the Kremlin’s campaign to continue.
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