On 26 October, a news release advised that OFAC had taken action to counter the Russian persistent malign influence campaigns and systemic corruption in Moldova by imposing sanctions on 9 individuals and 12 entities. The individuals and entities sanctioned today include oligarchs widely recognized for capturing and corrupting Moldova’s political and economic institutions and those acting as instruments of Russia’s global influence campaign, which seeks to manipulate the US 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’s government, including the law enforcement, electoral, and judicial sectors.
https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20221026
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1049
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