CHISINAU: Moldovan police said on Sunday they had arrested members of a network they suspected of being orchestrated by Russia in a bid to destabilize the small ex-Soviet nation as an antigovernment protest kicked off.
After searches on Saturday night, 25 men were questioned and seven of them detained, police chief Viorel Cernauteanu told the media.An agent managed to infiltrate the group led by a Moldovan-Russian, he said, adding that the prosecution had recorded 10 hours of video and audio.'People came from Russia with a very specific training role,' Cernauteanu said.
A total of 182 foreigners were banned from entering the country during the week, including 'a possible member' of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, the police said.The slogan of the protest was, 'We ask the government to pay our bills.'Participants spoke of the high cost of living and blamed the government and President Maia Sandu for not doing enough to help them or listen to their complaints.
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