Vitalii Denysov, the head of Sputnik Moldova news agency, expelled from Moldova on 13 September, is a senior Russian officer and a native of Ukraine. Source: The Insider Details: As the outlet found out, Denysov is probably a personnel officer of the 72nd Special Service Center (military unit 54777), who, in the interests of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU) is engaged in information dumping and disinformation to foreign audiences.
Russian investigative news outlet The Insider reported that Vitaliy Denisov, the head of Sputnik Moldova, who was recently deported back to Russia, is a Russian intelligence officer specializing in disinformation.
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According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Moscow "demanded that Moldova stop the politically motivated persecution of Russian-language media and comply with its international obligations in the field of ensuring the freedom of speech and media and the rights of journalists"
Moscow has demanded that Chisinau cease politically motivated persecution of Russian-language media resources and observe international obligations in the field of freedom of speech and media after Moldova expelled the head of the Sputnik desk in Moldova, Vitaly Denisov, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.