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Ron DeSantis played a shocking video at the start of his press conference on Wednesday containing sexually explicit content, illustrated and detailed in children's books at various Florida school libraries.

'We had an explosion of security threats starting February 24 last year,' Interior Minister Ana Revenco told Reuters, describing a catalogue of crises she says has beset her nation and its pro-Western government since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The White House on Friday warned of efforts by Moscow to back a 'manufactured' insurrection to 'destabilize' the country Moldova is facing opposition protests against pro-Western President Sandu and new Prime Minister Recean.

The warning came during a week when Russia launched a series of missile attacks on Ukraine, and came after the Moldovan government exposed a coup plot and expelled two alleged agents, after receiving some 400 bomb hoaxes since Russia invaded Ukraine.

would 'shine a light' on those involved. officials made public statements about Moscow's intentions, which later proved accurate. His public statements are in keeping with the administration's policy before Russia's invasion last year, when U.S.

Gagauzia, where most people speak Russian as well as the Turkish-linked Gagauz language and a statue of Vladimir Lenin stands guard before the parliament, poses its own challenges to the government's attempts to oppose Russia's influence.

Bomb hoaxes have, meanwhile, become part of everyday life, consuming official resources, according to the interior ministry, which said authorities had received more than 400 fake threats by phone or email since last summer, requiring interventions by a total of 9,000 police officers.

The alleged coup plot was publicized last month by Moldovan authorities, who said that the plan had been for agitators to enter Moldova from Russia and other countries in the region and attempt to provoke violent clashes.

Moldovan officials paint a picture of a nation under constant duress from a misinformation and propaganda campaign orchestrated by Moscow which they say is designed to destabilize and undermine the government of President Maia Sandu, elected in 2020 on a promise to seek membership of the European Union.

'Russian actors, some with current ties to Russian intelligence, are seeking to stage and use protests in Moldova as a basis to foment a manufactured insurrection against some Moldovan government,' said Kirby, describing the U.S.

The former Soviet republic borders Ukraine and is located near the Black Sea port city of Odessa. John Kirby told reporters the U.S. agreed with the assessment of Moldovan President Maia Sandu, who has issued her own warnings about Moscow-backed efforts to destabilize her country.

'We share those concerns,' Kirby told reporters Friday.

He then shared information from from intelligence about the efforts, which come amid the small nations efforts to look westward and seek increased integration with Europe.

They say another tactic used by anti-government agitators is to circulate mocked-up conscription notices on social media, especially the Telegram messaging service, in an attempt to spread anxiety and sow the message that Moldova is heading towards war.

During a protest in Moldova's capital last week attended by around 2,000 people, Marina Tauber - a former professional tennis player turned Sor lawmaker - led the crowd in anti-Sandu chants with a megaphone.