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Sam Hall

UK sanctions ‘pro-Kremlin operation’ that tried to rig Moldova EU referendum

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The UK has sanctioned a “pro-Kremlin operation” that attempted to rig Moldova’s EU referendum, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has said.

The sanctions, announced on Wednesday, target a network of pro-Russian actors named Evrazia operating on behalf of fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor to “destabilise Moldovan democracy and spread Russia’s malign influence”, the FCDO said.

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