Not to do one of those "Americans make everything about themselves" type comments, but bear with me for a moment here:

The "mature #democracy" is dying because it's so lazy defending something it never thought it had to defend

While the emerging democracy vibrantly defends its democracy because it's painfully aware of what it can lose and how much it suffered to get the chance to have one

"#Moldova Just Jailed Its #Putin-Aligned Governor. Here’s What She Did"

united24media.com/world/moldov…

#USA

Moldova Just Jailed Its Putin-Aligned Governor. Here’s What She Did

A pro-Kremlin regional leader has been jailed in Moldova, marking a major blow to Kremlin influence in the country’s autonomous south. As Chișinău deepens ties with the EU and Ukraine, Russia’s decades-long grip continues to unravel.

^{Jess Daly (UNITED24 Media)}