RT reports that “On June 19, a political party was banned in Moldova for the first time since the country’s independence in 1991. Following a trial that provoked a broad public outcry, the Constitutional Court of Moldova ordered the dissolution of the Sor Party. Moldova’s pro-Western establishment believes the party to be ‘pro-Russian.’ Its founder, Ilan Shor, has fled to Israel, the land of his birth, to escape imprisonment.
“Over the previous months, the party’s supporters held rallies demanding lower utility bills and an increase in social guarantees. Moreover, the party opposed any talk of Moldova unifying with Romania and any attempt to forcibly seize the unrecognized republic of Transnistria, where Russian peacekeepers have been stationed since 1992.
“The ban has caused mass protests and a split in the political establishment. Along with complaints about the usurpation of power and a deteriorating economy—which many say has been caused by severing ties with Russia—Moldova’s Western-backed President Maia Sandu is now accused of violating democracy and the country’s constitutional principles.”
President Sandu has been prominently interviewed on PBS and other Western media with the same glorification as granted to Zelenskyy’s fascism.