The European Council has imposed sanctions on seven individuals and three entities in Moldova linked to exiled opposition leader Ilan Shor. The new designations, announced on Tuesday, target the Israeli-born businessman’s “close associates,” who have allegedly attempted to destabilize the EU candidate country.
Shor, founder of the banned Euroskeptic SOR party and current leader of the Victory opposition bloc, fled Moldova in 2019 amid a massive bank fraud scandal. He was later stripped of his citizenship there and sentenced in absentia to a lengthy prison term.
He has maintained his innocence, insisting the charges are politically motivated. The EU sanctioned him in 2023, and he was granted Russian citizenship the following year.
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