EU candidate Moldova to hold two pivotal votes as officials denounce Russian 'hybrid attacks'

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EU candidate Moldova to hold two pivotal votes as officials denounce Russian 'hybrid attacks'
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Moldovans will cast their ballots on Sunday in two key votes that are viewed as critical to securing Moldova’s pro-Western future. There's a presidential election in which pro-Western President Maia Sandu is seeking a second term in office. But Sandu is being opposed by several pro-Russia candidates.

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Some received “more advanced training in guerrilla camps” in Serbia and Bosnia, authorities said, and four were detained for 30 days. Moldovan authorities have repeatedly said that Russia is conducting a vast “hybrid war” against it — by funding pro-Moscow opposition groups, spreading disinformation, andThese concerns were echoed by the U.S., U.K., and Canada this summer in a joint statement, which alleged “the Kremlin’s use of criminal groups” were trying to undermine Moldova’s democratic institutions.

Relations between Chisinau and Moscow significantly soured after Moldova applied to join the 27-nation EU in the wake of the war next door, and was granted candidate status in June 2022, alongside Ukraine, and agreed in June Several analysts and officials the AP spoke to in Chisinau expressed concerns that the number of voters registered nationally exceeds the latest population data, and that the discrepancy means that more votes are needed for the EU referendum to reach the threshold.

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