REGISTRATION: Bette's Tuesday Happy Hour with Heidi and Mo’ on Moldova’s Big Win and Russia’s Big Loss
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Open to all levels of paid membership, Bette members are invited to our Tuesday Happy Hour, September 30, Noon Pacific, 3 pm Eastern, where we will be joined by EuroFile’s Monique Camarra. Here is her hot take on Moldova’s election outcome:
“In the face of an intense Russian grey zone offensive against Moldovans and their democracy, Moldovans have shown the entire Western world how to fight disinformation and grey zone actions designed to take Moldova back into the Russian fold.
“It was truly an uphill battle: Maia Sandu’s Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) took on the Patriotic Bloc as well as other Russian aligned parties, which sold fear, confusion and doubt. PAS followed another path, appealing to Moldovans’ sense of themselves, their nation, and their beliefs that reflect the values of the community of EU member states. They also addressed the economic problems Moldovans have to face every day with realistic strategies.
“I am over the moon because I feared that a new vulnerability would emerge on NATO’s eastern flank as well as Ukraine, and equally importantly, that Moldovans would fall to the same fate as the Georgians today. After all, the Kremlin circus’s only goal is to take whatever it can from their hosts and destroy whatever sense of nationhood remains for their imperialist designs. I was thrilled to see that the millions spent by the Kremlin brought them absolutely no fruitful gains.
“Next up is Czechia, which is just as intense, and I hope Moldova serves them as an inspiration to their better democratic selves.”—Monique Camarra for Bette Dangerous
Music to my ears…
In addition to Monique’s Moldova election commentary and global updates, I will offer a few quick notes on my recent report on Europe’s roundup of Russian spies and agents:
Now, if only we could detain some pro-Russian broligarchs:
As my friend Joni Askola just noted: Musk and Durov flopped in their meddling in Moldova. I find the small country absolutely fascinating. Here is a report where I noted the parallels to the 2016 election in the US and Moldova:
“We see nervousness in the Kremlin’s network,” wrote an ally to me today.
Perhaps all this work the global pro-democracy community has been doing — unfunded and for the right reasons — is finally paying off.
Truth is worth everything imho.
I look so forward to seeing everyone who attends these community meetings. We have had a couple back to back bangers with Anthony Barnett and Mamuka Mamulashvili, and I will have print reports from both as soon as possible.
A note for new members: the Happy Hour began two and a half years ago, when I noticed many Bette members in despair. I thought a weekly wellness checkin for newsies was in order, and it evolved into a session where global guests offer news from around the world. The title was always meant to be ironic, but I know I feel better when our community comes together.
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