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Kremlin pressure campaign shadows Armenia vote as pro-Russian bloc stays in race

Armenia’s Central Election Commission declined on June 6 to disqualify the pro-Russian Strong Armenia bloc one day before parliamentary elections, despite the arrest of six of its candidates on charges including money laundering, RFE/RL’s Armenian Service reported.

7 June, 11:37 AM

U.S. Navy ship joins NATO’s Baltic Sea patrol mission

USS Bulkeley, a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer, began patrolling the Baltic Sea as part of NATO’s Operation Baltic Sentry, protecting undersea infrastructure from Russian sabotage, Business Insider reported on Oct. 1.

1 October 2025, 11:55 PM

Moldova faces critical election as Russia ramps up interference

Moldova faces a pivotal parliamentary election on Sept. 28, a vote that will determine whether the country stays on its pro-European course or drifts back toward Moscow’s orbit. Russian attempts to influence the election are among the most aggressive in recent years, according to Western analysts and investigative reports.

28 September 2025, 10:20 AM

Bulgaria believes Russia GPS jammed von der Leyen’s plane

A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen lost its GPS signal over Bulgaria after being jammed, in what Bulgarian authorities suspect was direct interference by Russia, Commission spokesperson Arianna Podesta said on Sept. 1.

1 September 2025, 09:47 PM

Lithuania hit by GPS interference as Ryanair flight reroutes mid-air

A Ryanair passenger plane from the United Kingdom was unable to land in Vilnius, Lithuania, due to navigation system failures and was forced to divert to Warsaw, Poland, LRT public broadcaster reported on Jan. 17.

17 January 2025, 03:19 PM

Ukraine expresses solidarity with Romania over Russian election meddling

Ukraine expressed solidarity with Romania over Russia's "unprecedented hybrid attack on democracy," as evidenced by data declassified by Romanian authorities, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its website on Dec. 7.

7 December 2024, 05:59 PM

Moldova stays aligned with EU as Sandu leads presidential runoff

In Moldova’s presidential runoff election, with 99.55% of the votes counted, pro-European candidate Maia Sandu is leading, according to the Central Election Commission of Moldova. Sandu currently has 55.26% of the vote, while her opponent, Alexandr Stoianoglo, holds 45.74%.

4 November 2024, 06:51 AM

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