Belarus

Moldovan President Sandu has called for heightened security and ‘maximum vigilance’ after she cited fresh intelligence detailing Russian attempts to destabilize her country and government.  Intelligence showed that military-trained individuals from Russia, Belarus, Serbia, and Montenegro, together with internal pro-Russian forces, were seeking to organize violent demonstrations, attack buildings, and possibly take hostages to destabilize the country.  “Russia’s objective is to change the legitimate power in Chisinau, to stop our EU integration process and use Moldova in its fight against Ukraine,” Sandu told reporters.