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Viktoria Fortuna’s Territorial Claims on Ukrainian Budjak: A Kremlin-Linked Challenge to Regional Stability

Viktoria Fortuna, a rising far-right populist figure in Moldova, has sparked political alarm by asserting territorial claims on Ukraine’s region—territory with no legal or historical justification under Moldovan state policy.…

May 19, 2025Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

Intelligence ops National Security

Russia’s Destabilization Strategy: Allegations of FSB and SVR Involvement in Moldova’s Crisis

There is a high likelihood that Russia has launched an operation to destabilize the situation in Moldova. Earlier, we predicted that Moscow was planning a subversive operation in Gagauzia to…

March 26, 2025Moldova, Russia

Governance Intelligence ops

The Kremlin suffered a crushing defeat in Moldova and is likely to resort to hybrid operations to destabilize the region.

In the wake of Moldova’s presidential runoff, pro-Western forces led by incumbent President Maia Sandu handed the Kremlin a significant loss. This setback deals a blow to Russia’s imperial ambitions…

November 4, 2024FSB, Moldova, Russia

Democracy Governance Intelligence ops

Moldova’s President Maia Sandu Thwarts Russian-Backed Unrest, Successfully Leads Democratic Elections

Moldova’s President Maia Sandu Thwarts Russian-Backed Unrest, Successfully Leads Democratic Elections In a critical moment for Moldova’s democracy, President Maia Sandu and her government managed to maintain stability during the…

October 21, 2024Maia Sandu, Moldova, Russia, Wagner Group

Coup Intelligence ops Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

Risk of political unrest high for Moldova

Moldova is possibly facing a coup d’état and unrest, as the Kremlin steps up effort to bring Chisinau back under Russia’s wing. We’ve seen a similar scenario in Ukraine in…

April 23, 2024Moldova, Russia

Coup Democracy Intelligence ops

Moldova threatened by outside-staged conflict in Gagauzia

The GPA is going to assemble for the planned meeting on May 27, to discuss a demand to the central government in Chisinau for increased autonomy, in a move initiated…

May 26, 2023Moldova, Russia

Coup Intelligence ops

Moldova leaders risk losing posts over protests inspired from outside

Provocative shelling of Transnistria’s Ministry of State Security speaks about upcoming escalation in Moldova with a view to overthrow the Sandu democratic regime and reignite the conflict between Chisinau and…

April 26, 2022FSB, GRU, Moldova, Russia

Democracy

Moscow to put screws on President Sandu, plunging her into a political game with Russian vaccine

Fears are confirmed that the lack of support for Moldova’s President Maia Sandu by the parliament will stir her to cozy up to Russia, despite her Western-leaning campaign promises. Half…

April 6, 2021Igor Dodon, Maia Sandu, Moldova

Geopolitics

How strong a possibility for Russian military contingent withdrawal from Transnistria?

The President of Moldova Maia Sandu is going to face opposition and provocations following the attempts to pull Russian troops out of the territory of the country. The international community…

December 1, 2020Moldova, Russia, Transnistria

Situation Reports

Sandu’s victory in Moldova is not upbeat about anticorruption efforts and getting out of Russia’s sway

New Moldova’s President runs a high risk to fall under the sway by Russia over the lack of sufficient support by the parliament. Moldova’s corrupt elites, in the absence of…

November 17, 2020Moldova

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