Russia-linked individuals working to trigger insurrection against Moldovan government, US believes

CNN.com ^ | March 10, 2023 | Natasha Bertrand

[Timber Rattler]

The US intelligence community believes that individuals with ties to Russian intelligence are planning to stage protests in Moldova to try to foment a manufactured insurrection against the Moldovan government, with the ultimate goal of seeing a more pro-Russia administration installed there, White House officials said Friday.

The US believes that Russia is working to weaken the Moldovan government which is seeking closer ties with the European Union, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby said, The US is also seeing signs that Russian government-linked actors could provide training to anti-government demonstrators in Moldova. The country’s capital, Chisinau, has been rocked by anti-government protests in recent weeks, largely organized by Moldova’s Russia-friendly Shor Party.

The Biden administration also believes that Moscow is working to sow disinformation about Moldova’s overall stability. One example was the Russian Ministry of Defense’s claim last month that Ukraine has been planning to invade Transnistria, Moldova’s Moscow-backed separatist region. US officials said those allegations are “unfounded, false, and create baseless alarm.”

Moldova’s President, Maia Sandu, said publicly last month that she believes the Russian government was planning “a series of actions involving saboteurs who have undergone military training and are disguised as civilians to carry out violent actions, attacks on government buildings and hostage-taking.”

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The US is declassifying this intelligence now in an effort to deter Russia from moving froward with its plans, the officials said, similar to how the US has been regularly declassifying intelligence about Russia’s intentions in Ukraine with the aim of exposing their plans.

[Timber Rattler]

Same game plan Putin used in Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk.

[canuck_conservative]

that’s the way the Nazis did it too

send in covert agents to deliberately stir up trouble and weaken the local government

yet another reason why Russia can’t be trusted

[BobL]

“Russia-linked individuals working to trigger insurrection against Moldovan government, US believes”

Translation into English: “Neocons triggering Color Revolution in Georgia”

Thankfully, countries in that part of the world are wising up to the crap done by the Neocons, so their plan is Georgia is being crushed as I type.

[McGruff]

Same game plan Obama used in Ukraine.

[CatHerd]

Yup. Meanwbile, over in Georgia:

Check out those flags. Wonder who ginned this up? Remind you of anything?

"The proposed law would have required media and nongovernmental organizations that receive more than 20% of their funding from foreign sources to register as “agents of foreign influence.” Critics argued that if enacted, the law could hinder Georgia’s aspirations of one day joining NATO and the European Union."

Foreign funding disclosed? Transparency? We can't have that!

Excerpt only from "Georgia drops foreign agents law after massive protests" Link:

https://apnews.com/article/georgia-foreign-agents-law-protests-parliament-1ab288cb3a3ccf330830ce7cae5603e2

Also from article above: "Protesters in Tbilisi said the bill was inspired by a similar law in Russia that has been used to silence critics."

Russia?!?! Horrors!!! The USA would never have such a horrible law! Or would it?

https://www.justice.gov/nsd-fara/frequently-asked-questions#6

Good thing they didn't pass that horrible bill, eh?

[Tacticalman]

This is more CIA disinformation. Now that they have Moldova in their back pocket, any counter action by the Russians can be framed as “aggression”.

[CatHerd]

Nope, Parliament caved to The War Vampire’s protesters. Guess nobody wanted to get “Yanukoviched” by her. See my #5:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4137547/posts?page=5#5

For a very interesting piece of this little puzzle, see last link in my post here:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4137549/posts?page=4#4

[Flavious_Maximus]

Just like our own FBI planting “right-wing insurrectionist” at the January 6th protest.

Because you just know the USA ‘intelligence community’ are led by honesty and righteousness and would never lie.

[Seruzawa]

Well, I guess the Europeans should do something about it. If true.

[Flint]

CIA has done the same thing all over the world for years.

[JGPhila]

In other news, fifty-one current and former members of the Intelligence Community released a letter claiming Russian efforts to undermine Moldava are underway in that country.

[Organic Panic]

Same as Georgia. I was working with a Tblisi based company at the time and a few people were from the Ossetia region. They told me all about Putin’s shenanigans. The first phase was dumping blank Russian passports and invent a population of ethnic Russians who were being oppressed by the vicious Georgia. Soon after Russian special forces launch a few mortars across the border at the massive build up of Russian troops and tuh duh. Russia seized the territory which happened to have some very valuable ports and gas pipelines.

[House Atreides]

IF UKRAINE INVADES MOLDOVA (TRANSNISTRIA) should international sanctions be applied to Ukraine, all Ukrainian assets frozen and ALL further military supplies to Ukraine be immediately TOTALLY ceased?

[CarolinaReaganFan]

CNN LOL
you trolls are always triggered
,
it’s another bad bad day for your high heeled homo boi Z.
Bakhmud is slipping away...
Krasnohorivka is at least partially captured
Uke losses are gastronomical
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today’s update from mil summary channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6MNvlUoAH4

[NorseViking]

The story is an absolute BS. Even the OSCE investigation says otherwise.

[norsky]

Maybe it has something to do with the 3 Uke brigades on the border set to attack them. Ya think?

[Timber Rattler]

Which is a lie.