Moldova's elections. Maia Sandu. Moldovan government. russian special services. russian fake

This was stated by President Maia Sandu. According to NewsMaker, disinformation campaigns, the involvement of the church, opinion leaders and influencers to spread anti-European narratives, paid protests and attempts to sabotage the diaspora's vote during the parliamentary elections scheduled for September are expected. According to Sandu, security forces are also preparing for cyberattacks on electoral and other critical infrastructure.

In addition, moscow is funding several political projects through fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor to get its people into parliament. This is because putin's criminal regime considers Moldova to be its zone of influence and seeks to divert the people of this country from European integration. In addition, part of the country (the Transnistria region) has been under de facto occupation by russia since 1992 (the leadership there is appointed on instructions from moscow).
"This should not scare us, but should mobilise us. russia's interference threatens national security and our European future. The state institutions know how to act and will work as one team to protect the country," the Moldovan leader added.
Earlier, the Moldovan government reported a new wave of Kremlin fakes and disinformation against the country. According to a report by NewsGuard analysts, the russian influence operation Matryoshka has spread 39 fake narratives about Moldova in three months. Here are some of them.
Fake: Moldova is a new dictatorship under the LGBT flag.
russian special services are actively involved in the electoral process in Moldova. Among other things, they are trying to use the incidents surrounding the Pride march in the capital of Moldova on 15 June 2025 against the European Union and personally against the President of Moldova, Maia Sandu. The goal is to strengthen pro-russian sentiment in the country.
The pro-russian Party of Socialists (PSRM) reacted aggressively to the Pride March by organising a rally of its own. The authorities developed various routes to avoid any confrontation between the parties. There is also no serious evidence of "brutal intervention" by security forces, as reported by the russian media. In fact, the police intervened only after some demonstrators tried to break the cordon separating the two movements.
russian propaganda regularly releases fakes about the EU imposing new principles on the Moldovan leadership against "traditional" or "Christian" values. The exploitation of homophobia in this context is a key disinformation technique of pro-kremlin forces.
Fake: Brussels is preparing a liberal dictatorship in Moldova.
With disinformation stories about the emergence of a dictatorship in Moldova, russia is responding to the criminal cases against the leader of the autonomous region of Gagauzia, Evgenia Gutsul. In this case, the kremlin's goal is to shape the information environment ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for September 2025. In particular, the Moldovan government and President Maia Sandu are being portrayed by pro-russian forces as a puppet of the EU.
In fact, the charges against Hucul are not political. She was detained when she was about to leave the country, and the charges relate to the illegal financing (according to the chief prosecutor of Moldova) of her political force by an organised criminal group from the russian federation. 
However, the kremlin, which is not keen on losing its influence in Moldova, is trying to distort the entire legal process and portray it as a "political persecution of the opposition".
Fake: The West sees Moldova as the next testing ground for military action.
This is a reaction of russian propaganda to the strengthening of the Moldovan national army. The current Moldovan authorities have repeatedly stated that training the national military and providing it with modern equipment serves exclusively defensive purposes to maintain peace and tranquillity in the country. President Maia Sandu said in particular: "The Republic of Moldova is and will remain a peaceful country. If it were not for this russian aggression against Ukraine, we probably would not have discussed the need to equip the army. We don't want anyone to involve us in a war, but this is a reality that we have to prepare for."
Fake: The current ruling elites of the EU and the president of Moldova are satanists.
These attacks on Moldova and the EU intensified just before the EU-Moldova summit. In a joint statement, EU leaders said: "As the country prepares for the upcoming parliamentary elections, it is important that Moldovans are free to choose their future, free from foreign interference. We will continue to support Moldova in protecting its democratic processes and strengthening its resilience against external threats."
Fakes from moscow aim to portray the EU leadership as imposing its beliefs on other countries. In reality, the EU's beliefs are about the peaceful coexistence of different religions and value systems in one society. The same goes for art and freedom of expression. But this does not apply to supporting the views of a country that has waged a horrific war against a partner and neighbour.
As for the Moldovan president's commitment to "Satanism", this is a common emotional trigger to trigger anti-European sentiment in society. This technique is often used by russian propaganda.
Some more analytics on Moldova: https://euvsdisinfo.eu/the-summit-on-a-disinformation-mountain
Based on materials from Spravdi.ua, Stopfake.org, EuVsDisinfo.eu
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