Victoria Olari
Victoria Olari is a research assistant for Moldova with the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab.
Prior to joining the DFRLab, she served as program coordinator at the Institute for Strategic Initiatives, where she directed programs in the field of conflict resolution and confidence building, with a particular emphasis on the Transnistrian region. She also has expertise in fact checking and has contributed to Disinfo Lab projects in different Moldovan regions. Olari has a strong understanding of the social and political environment in Moldova, having served as a policy advisor in the Moldovan parliament for four years.
August 2023
Russian War Report: Tensions escalate in the Black Sea as the Russian navy forcefully inspects a civilian cargo ship
Russia escalated tensions beyond Ukraine again this week when its navy forcibly inspected and fired warning shots at a civilian cargo ship.
July 2023
Inauthentic Facebook campaign promoted pro-Russian Shor Party messaging in Moldova
The campaign sponsored ads in support of convicted oligarch Ilan Shor and used fake accounts to target Moldova's pro-European government
May 2023
A Russian footprint in Moldovan regional elections
Pro-Russian Telegram channels attempt to influence the voting process in Moldova's Gagauzia Autonomous Territory
