; Whereas antigovernment demonstrations last year were organized by the pro-Russian Shor Party which President Sandu characterized as attempts to undermine the State ; Whereas, in October 2022, the United States enacted economic sanctions on malign, Russian-backed actors in Moldova including Ilan Shor, Vladimir Plahotniuc, and 7 other individuals, as well as 12 entities who are widely recognized for capturing and corrupting Moldova’s political and economic institutions and those acting as instruments of Russia’s global influence campaign ; and Whereas in the face of Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine, promotion of liberal, democratic values is vital for the preservation, facilitation, and success of democracy in Moldova: Now, therefore, be it