'What happened today in the center of the capital is not a protest,' Moldova's presidential office said on Sunday.
On Sunday, Moldova's police said officers had made several arrests of people who had been promised financial rewards to organize"mass disorder" and destabilize the capital, according to the Associated Press. Further arrests were separately made for"questionable behavior" and carrying prohibited items, the outlet reported on Sunday. The protests were believed to have been orchestrated by the pro-Kremlin Shor Party.
Four bomb threats were also called in on Sunday. The police said they were an"ongoing part of the destabilization measures" against Moldova's government., some with current ties to Russian intelligence, are seeking to stage and use protests in Moldova as a basis to foment a manufactured insurrection against the Moldovan government.
"We believe Russia is pursuing options to weaken the Moldovan government, probably with the eventual goal of seeing a more Russian-friendly administration in the capital," Kirby added.
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