Moscow attempting to ‘reinstall a pro-Russian government’ in Moldova, minister says
14 April 2023 |
10:23 am
In a interview with FRANCE 24, Moldova's minister of internal affairs said that Moscow was attempting to "reinstall a pro-Russian government" in Moldova, and that "Russian interest groups" and "fugitive oligarchs" were behind recent protests calling for the resignation of the pro-Western President Maia Sandu.
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