Political and Covert Subversion vs Romania
Serving Objective 2: Strengthening the Western political forces considered by Moscow to be inimical to the Western-led international order, and the Kremlin’s relationships with such forces
16 Sep 2025. Romanian prosecutor state that four companies with “proven links to the Russian Federation” spread “disinformation and artificial intelligence-generated content in Romania” in an effort to promote pro-Russian candidate Georgescu in late 2024.
https://www.ft.com/content/5248339f-3dcc-4ee3-b2b3-7b54e4ecf0bc
Military Presence in Belarus
Serving Objective 12: Absorbing Belarus
16 Sep 2025. Belarusian leader Lukashenko states that Russia and Belarus are “rehearsing the launch of Russian tactical nuclear weapons” deployed in Belarus as part of their joint Zapad-2025 military exercises.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moscow-minsk-rehearse-launch-nuclear-weapons-deployed-belarus-lukashenko-says-2025-09-16/
Political, Covert and Diplomatic Subversion vs the government of Moldova
Serving Objective 11: Achieving decisive influence over Moldova
21 Aug 2025. The Russian foreign ministry accuses the Moldovan government of engaging in “totalitarian practices on the eve of the legislative elections,” saying that “M. Sandu’s regime is turning the republic into a ghetto” where “political repressions and censorship” have become a norm. In conclusion, Moscow’s foreign office expresses its confidence that “the Moldovan people itself will soon speak its word,” adding that the Moldovans, “although patient, are not so patient as to allow four more years of oppression of themselves and their country.”
https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/2042236/
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