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Police search operations are still ongoing across the country, but Wednesday’s raids uncovered envelopes of cash intended for electoral bribery in 19 Moldovan districts.  (Photo: Harry Metcalfe)

Russia tried to buy €36m anti-EU votes in Moldova

Moldovan authorities said on Thursday (24 October) that the country’s police uncovered a transfer of $39m (€36m) from the sanctioned Russian bank Promsvyazbank, intended for electoral corruption in Moldova.

According to Moldovan authorities, the vote-buying scheme involved 1.4 million SMS notifications ...

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Police search operations are still ongoing across the country, but Wednesday’s raids uncovered envelopes of cash intended for electoral bribery in 19 Moldovan districts.  (Photo: Harry Metcalfe)

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