Eastern Europe on the edge: Moscow’s influence grows across the region
Referendum
A red ring seems to be gradually forming across Eastern Europe. In Georgia, elections have been won by a party pushing a pro-Kremlin agenda, a serious blow to the country’s long-standing aspirations to join the European Union. In Moldova, an EU accession referendum narrowly passed amid significant Russian interference in the voting process. Just next to Romania, Budapest is openly supporting pro-Russia stances, as is Slovakia, led by pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico. In Bulgaria, where
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