Ilan Shor

According to The New York Times, Russian intelligence trained young people to break through barriers and set fire to buildings. Priests were paid to preach against the European Union. An Israeli-Moldovan oligarch is working to recruit activists. Meanwhile, Russia is damaging energy infrastructure, causing power outages.

Moscow trained activists to set fire to buildings and break through police barriers, and paid hundreds of priests to influence voters. According to The New York Times, Russian military intelligence oversaw training camps ahead of the elections. Authorities thwarted the plan, but in Moldova they warn: "We won the battle, not the war."