Moldovan Police Say They Foiled Russian-Backed Unrest Plot

Moldovan police said on March 12 that they had foiled a plot by groups of Russian-backed actors specially trained to cause mass unrest during a protest in the capital against the country’s new pro-Western government. The head of Moldova’s police told a news conference that an undercover agent had infiltrated groups of “diversionists,” some Russian citizens, who had been promised $10,000 to organize “mass disorder” to destabilize the country during the Chisinau protest. Seven people were detained, he said. Separately, RFE/RL’s Moldovan Service reported that police had arrested 54 people at a protest backed by the Russia-friendly Shor Party. To read the original story by AP, click here. To read the original story from RFE/RL’s Moldovan Service, click here.