Pro-western party retains majority in pivotal election, as analyst warns the nation is a proving ground for Moscow’s “multimillion-dollar” toolkit of coercion against the EU. “Russia has turned Moldova into a testing ground,” Lautman explained. “Don’t take it for granted and study the tactics,” Lautman urged. With the election in Moldova now largely decided, attention is already shifting to the next vulnerability. “The other one, of course, is Czechia next week,” Lautman concluded, underscoring the continuous, rolling threat of Russian interference across the continent.