Sanction pro-Russian oligarchs in Moldova, Georgia, urge EU foreign ministers

Several European foreign ministers called Monday for the EU to sanction oligarchs involved in “destabilization attempts” in Moldova and Georgia, amid rising fears of Russian interference.

“These two countries are facing destabilization attempts which require our greatest vigilance, and might justify that we start considering to target those responsible for these attempts,” French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said ahead of an EU foreign ministers’ meeting.

Both her Romanian and Estonian counterparts also called on the bloc to sanction pro-Russian oligarchs in Moldova.