Geopolitics

Republic of Moldova (+Transnistria) is probably the wildest and fastest evolving geopolitical landscape; simultaneously fighting for survival (hosting refugees, energy crises etc.) and EU integration. I just found out how Pro-Russian forces recruit anti-EU activists by KYCing them via Telegram. (Also used to sponsor vandalism in EU.) That, along with more classical disinformation campaigns systematically vulnerabilize paper based statehood. It's pretty clear to me that statehood needs to be increasingly affirmed at citizen level by means of decetralized digital beaurocratic infrastructure.

https://newsmaker.md/ro/stop-ue-pentru-500-de-lei-cum-foloseste-sor-botii-de-pe-telegram-pentru-a-angaja-activisti-si-de-ce-acest-lucru-este-ilegal/

Elections and EU Referendum in Moldova tomorrow.
Activists have received SMS(s) from Russian banks to pay their credit. They were "paying them" through russian bank accounts due to the Moldovan authorities confiscating smuggled cash.
Activists thought they getting paid when in fact they were getting loans. 🤣