Ilan Shor

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Ilan Shor (also Șor; Hebrew: אילן שור; born 6 March 1987) is an Israeli and Moldovan pro-Russian fugitive oligarch and politician. He was the chairman of the banned Șor Party and has played various roles in its successors. He resides in Russia, a country whose citizenship he received in 2024. Shor was a key figure in the 2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal, where approximately $1 billion was transferred out of Moldovan banks for loans that would not be repaid, resulting in a total loss equivalent to 12% of Moldova's GDP and the arrest of former Prime Minister Vlad Filat. His pro-Russian party, the Șor Party, was banned by the Constitutional Court of Moldova on 19 June 2023 after months of protests organized by his party. According to the court, these protests were designed to destabilize Moldova and foment a coup in order to install a pro-Russian government. The Constitutional Court revoked the ban on 27 March 2024. Shor has stated that he believes "the only salvation" for Moldova is "union...

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