UK puts under sanctions Kremlin-backed network in Moldova
<p>Britain imposed sanctions on April 2 on pro-Kremlin network Evrazia, a Russian non-profit organization used by fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor to bribe Moldovan citizens in the 2024 EU referendum, according to <a href="https://newsmaker.md/ro/marea-britanie-impune-sanctiuni-unei-retele-pro-kremlin-din-moldova-printre-cei-vizati-marina-taubermarea" rel="noopener" target="_blank">newsMaker</a>.</p>

<p>The pro-Kremlin network is accused of rigging Moldovan elections and destabilizing Moldovan democracy.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Among the individuals sanctioned are Evrazia founder Nelli Parutenko, board member Natalia Parasca, and Moldovan MP Marina Tauber.</p>

<p>The sanctions include asset freezes and travel bans to the British state.</p>

<p>Previously, the European Union sanctioned Evrasia and the organization's president, Nelli Parutenko, for actions to destabilize the Republic of Moldova.</p>

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<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com</em></p>