Overview

• Voters head to the polls on Sunday to elect 101 lawmakers in a contest framed as a choice between the pro‑EU PAS of President Maia Sandu and a pro‑Russian coalition led by Igor Dodon.
• Moldovan authorities reported a cyberattack on the Central Electoral Commission and detained dozens accused of receiving protest training in Serbia and Republika Srpska under the direction of a GRU agent.
• Analysts cite a coordinated influence push that includes the SVR’s false claim of a planned NATO invasion, Storm 1516’s impersonation of media to spread disinformation, and a BBC‑exposed paid network seeding false content on Facebook and TikTok via a sanctioned Russian bank.
• The Kremlin criticized Moldova’s voting arrangements and raised objections over denied Russian observers, with spokesman Dmitri Peskov questioning the fairness of the process.
• EU leaders, including Kaja Kallas, publicly reaffirmed support for Moldova’s security and democratic institutions ahead of the vote.