Moldovan intelligence believes five Russian diplomats expelled from Moldova last month were spies who were recruiting fighters for the Moscow-backed insurgency in neighboring Ukraine, a government source and two diplomatic sources told Reuters.
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Reuters: Russian diplomats expelled from Moldova recruited fighters for Donbas – sources
People carry a Russian flag (C) and a flag with a portait of Russia's President Vladimir Putin reading "We are for Putin!" in Tiraspol, the main city of Transnistrian separatist republic of Moldova, on May 9, 2014, during Victory Day celebrations.