Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government

The New York Times | Aug. 14, 2026, 5:36 a.m. | Original
In Moldova, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.
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