US Treasury Targets Corruption And The Kremlin's Malign Influence Operations In Moldova

<p><span>Today, the Department of the Treasury&rsquo;s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action to counter the Government of the Russian Federation&rsquo;s (GoR) persistent malign influence campaigns and systemic corruption in Moldova by imposing sanctions on nine individuals and 12 entities. The individuals and entities sanctioned today include oligarchs widely recognized for capturing and corrupting Moldova&rsquo;s political and economic institutions and those acting as instruments of Russia&rsquo;s global influence campaign, which seeks to manipulate the United States and its allies and partners, including Moldova and Ukraine. The designations include former Moldovan government official Vladimir Plahotniuc, who engaged in state capture by exerting control over and manipulating key sectors of Moldova&rsquo;s government, including the law enforcement, electoral, and judicial sectors.</span></p>

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