Moldovan runaway oligarch Vladimir Andronachi was expelled from Ukraine today, and handed in to Moldovan authorities. Close to the US-sanctioned Plahotniuc, Andronachi is detained, as he is being investigated for money laundering and high level fraud
Finally: the Moldovan Anticorruption Prosecutors have found 3.5 million lei (or 185,000 euros) in cash in 20 bags of Shor party’s representatives. Anticorruption Chief prosecutor Dragalin: we think this is their weekly budget. 24 people - detained. One person caught in flagrante
This is Dragalin’s first ‘success’ since she became Anticorruption Chief Prosecutor in August. More on her background here:
Moldova trying to take back control of its gas transport system from Russia: state-owned Energocom will lend money to MoldovaGaz (Gazprom's kid) to pay the sum it lacks for Sept & Oct. If MoldovaGaz does not pay back this loan by May 23, Energocom will take over transport system
The context is that Russia said it would stop gas supplies to Moldova if MoldovaGaz does not pay Gazprom the debt for September and the advance for October by 20 October
In her press briefing following the Supreme Security Council meeting, Moldovan president Maia Sandu said any Moldovan citizens choosing to fight on the side of the Russian aggressor will have their Moldovan citizenship removed. Many people esp in Transnistria have both passports
Sandu also said there is a high risk that Russia might interrupt the gas contract with Moldova on 1 October, when the gas prices should drop, according to Moldovagaz's contract with Gazprom
Sandu also mentioned that foreign forces and Moldovan criminal groups (i.e. runaway oligarchs) are trying to destabilise the situation in Moldova zdg.md/stiri/politic/…
Among Kremlin-linked destabilisation attempts in Moldova, yesterday 25th september there were two protests: one in Chisinau, organised by the fugitive oligarch Shor, and one in Comrat, Gagauzia. Both accuse president Maia Sandu and the PAS government for inflation and gas prices
There are plenty of proofs all across independent media about people being paid and transported by Shor as he tries to escape justice for his embezzlement. These protests must have cost him a lot. A caricature by Alex Buretz explaining the financial model of the protests
In Gagauzia, Moldova's autonomous region in the south, populated by Russified Turkic people, the protest was addressed to Erdogan while carrying the same message: Moldova is in a direct confrontation with Russia bc of Sandu (so please help us regarding inflation and gas prices)