Moldovan authorities have expelled the director of Russia's Sputnik state news agency in Moldova, Vitaly Denisov, saying he poses a national security threat. Denisov told the RIA Novosti news agency on September 13 that he was also barred from entering Moldova for 10 years. Immediately after Russia launched its unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year, Chisinau blocked the Sputnik Moldova television channel, citing national security concerns. The European Union banned operations of Sputnik and its umbrella company RT in March over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. To read the original story from RFE/RL's Moldovan Service, click here.
Moldova Expels Director Of Russia's Sputnik State News Agency
