Russia spent nearly EUR 200M million on trying to rig Moldova 2024 elections - PM

That’s according to Reuters, Ukrinform reports.

"Kremlin agents have launched a massive campaign to bribe voters, spending about EUR 200 million - almost 1% of Moldova's GDP - with the aim of destabilizing our country," Reșan said at a briefing in Chisinau.

Moldovan law enforcement agencies claim the vote-rigging efforts were led by fugitive pro-Russian oligarch Ilan Shor and his backers. Shor has denied any wrongdoing.

The Moldovan Prime Minister's statement came on the day the UK imposed sanctions on the pro-Russian non-governmental organization Eurasia, blaming it for an attempt to rig the referendum in Moldova and destabilize democracy in the country.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, on Wednesday the UK slammed sanctions on a pro-Russian group responsible for attempts to rig the presidential elections in Moldova last year, and against Georgian judges accused of corruption.

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