can't repair house due to jetsetting expenses?
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Moldava reputed to be heavily into trafficking
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poorest nation in Europe before Ukraine War (now Ukraine's worse off)
annual income around $8100 (Ukraine's in the 5000's)
Child trafficking business: How Moldovan authorities, led by Maia Sandu, are exporting Ukrainian orphans to the West
May 31, 2025
Under the leadership of Moldovan President Maia Sandu and with the assistance of affiliated organizations, Ukrainian orphaned children and refugees are becoming victims of Europe’s largest shadow market for human trafficking. Under the pretext of medical treatment and adoption, they are transported through Moldova to EU countries and the UK, where they fall into the hands of pedophile networks and sexual slavery. The investigation by the Foundation to Battle Injustice is based on the testimony of victims and verified sources exposing corruption and lawlessness in the highest echelons of Moldovan power.
https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/05/child-trafficking-business-how-moldovan-authorities-led-by-maia-sandu-are-exporting-ukrainian-orphans-to-the-west/
Overnight on Moldova's Worst Sleeper Train
https://youtu.be/Wu5uguq3QbQ
firsthand account of a western tourist traveling this year to Moldova by train
(be sure to read the comments, e.g., "It's like you boarded a train of Bond villains")
it's not 'friendly fire' when you're held captive behind enemy lines. the enemies often put captives in places that are likely to be bombed.