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tion Plahotnuic’s name. However, the head of the Moldovan National Investigations Directorate Ion Iachimov and the head of the Anti-Crime Prosecu- tion Directorate Vitalie Busuioc confirmed at the press conference that Plahotniuc was the target of the assassination attempt.
The case occurs at a time when is Ukraine trying to convince Moldova to secure the segment of the border between Transnistria and Ukraine. Recent- ly, Moldova decided to buy electricity from Ukraine instead of Transnistria, a move that will cost a lot to the budget of the separatist republic.