Nothing surprising here. According to RT.
https://www.rt.com/news/576523-moldova-corruption-sandu-investment/ Leaked ‘prank’ calls expose top-level corruption in Moldova
Recordings published by The Grayzone show that greasing the wheels with President Maia Sandu and her party is essential for doing business in Chisinau
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Moldova borders Ukraine on three sides, and Sandu’s leading political rival – Igor Dodon – supports closer relations with Russia. With Dodon less than a point behind Sandu in opinion polls, the EU deployed a mission to Moldova last month aimed at countering “Russian attempts to destabilize Moldova,” while the US has apparently taken direct control of Sandu’s government.
“Moldova is governed by the US ambassador here,” former Justice Minister Stanislav Pavlovschi said. “He is practically governing Moldova at this particular stage. You have hundreds of EU consultants working for each and every ministry here in Moldova. So it is under very, very strict control on the part of the EU.”
The system functions “absolutely perfectly,” he said, “because everybody loves money.”