For tiny Moldova, the conviction of Vlad Plahotniuc was a huge step—a sign that the notoriously corrupt and cowed judiciary has begun to work as it should https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/04/30/the-oligarch-who-picked-moldova-clean-goes-to-prison?taid=69f4ec7a563ff900012af280&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante
