Anti-corruption, civil society and foreign partners (Original: Anticorrupción, sociedad civil y los socios extranjeros)
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Russia’s Aid Agency Aims to Fill USAID’s Void
Russia’s Aid Agency Aims to Fill USAID’s Void
Rossotrudnichestvo is widely viewed as providing cover for intelligence-gathering activities and mischief-making. For example, an analysis of Russia House operations in Czech capital Prague published in late 2024 by the Warsaw Institute characterized Rossotrudnichestvo as a front for spying.
Pari passu potestatis.
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Pro-EU forces in Moldova claim victory in questionable vote + More
The tiny European state of Moldova is increasingly being drawn into the maelstrom of NATO’s war against Russia. On Monday, the US-allied government of Maia Sandu claimed victory in a referendum held the day before over whether the country should join the European Union. According to the Central Election Commission, 50.39 percent of voters supported and 49.61 percent opposed EU ascension. Slightly more than half of those eligible to cast a ballot did so.
The International Republican Institute is affiliated with the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). See my “front organizations” page regarding NED and Amnesty International.
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06-10-2024 Daniel Runde and Thomas Bryja: Moldova’s Fate Is Tied to Ukraine’s: Now Is the Time for the West to “Go Big” on Moldova
Daniel F. Runde’s Support for Ukraine (CSIS):
Read More »[Updated] Moldova says ‘no’ in vote on joining EU: partial results
DW (Germany): Moldova says ‘no’ in vote on joining EU: partial results
They’ve been building up this election interference narrative for months.
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B92 (Serbia): Moldova decided: Loud and clear – NO!
BBC: Moldova’s EU vote hangs in balance as president blames voter ‘fraud’
More information on just a few of the front organizations in Moldova:
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Children and crocodile fountain – Railway station square – Stalingrad
Children and crocodile fountain – Railway station square – Stalingrad Barmaley Fountain
The Barmaley (Russian: Бармалей) is an informal name of a fountain in the city of Volgograd (formerly known as Stalingrad). Its official name is Children’s Khorovod (Round Dance). The statue is of a circle of six children dancing the khorovod around a crocodile. While the original fountain was removed in the 1950s, two replicas were installed in 2013.
Children and crocodile fountain – Railway station square – Stalingrad
[1992] To Russia, with food, tons of it
NATO Keeps Saying Things NATO Doesn’t Let You Say
There are two things that go off script and are not allowed to be said. Every official statement or mainstream media article that mentions the war in Ukraine must call it an unprovoked war. You are not allowed to say that NATO expansion east, potentially to Ukraine and right up to Russia’s borders, was a provocation, even if you add that it does not justify the war. And you are not allowed to say that it is time for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia and that conceding territory must be on the table. In the past couple of weeks, top NATO officials have said them both.
NATO Keeps Saying Things NATO Doesn’t Let You Say
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