Russia

By Pushing Out Filthy Rich Vladimir Plahotniuc, Moldova Takes the Lead in Ending the Era of the Oligarchs

AUTUMN OF THE OLIGARCHS?

All over the former Soviet Union, including Russia, popular anger at the power of oligarchs is growing, and Moldova’s new prime minister, Maia Sandu, has acted on it.

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