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Ahead of Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary elections, the country has faced an unprecedented wave of Kremlin-backed disinformation.

Defying years of alleged Russian attempts to influence its politics and hinder its European aspirations, Moldova decisively chose a pro-European direction in parliamentary elections on Sunday, granting a clear majority to the governing Action and Solidarity Party.

Moldovans began voting on Sunday in parliamentary elections that could see the country neighbouring Ukraine swerve from its pro-European path towards Moscow, with the government and the EU accusing Russia of “deeply interfering”.

Moldovans are scheduled to vote on Sunday in a crucial parliamentary election that will decide whether the nation of 2.4 million people continues its path toward joining the EU or reverts back to Moscow’s influence, amid widespread reports of Russian interference.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has labeled Sunday’s parliamentary election as the "most consequential" in her country’s history.

The Kremlin bot network known as “Matryoshka” is disseminating a fake music video on X (formerly Twitter) that ridicules Moldova’s President Maia Sandu, according to the watchdog project Bot Blocker.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has issued a warning that Russia intends to meddle in the country’s forthcoming parliamentary elections in September by employing disinformation campaigns, secret funding, and paid demonstrations.

Backed by fugitive Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor, the ‘Evrazia’ organization is paying Moldovans to vote against the EU. It’s also a growing part of a larger ideological project to encourage Russia’s neighbors to identify as “Eurasian,” instead of European.