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Perspective: What ZdG’s New Documentary Says About Russia’s Chainsaw

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David Smith
Nov 02, 2026

Investigative media outlet Ziarul de Gardă (ZdG) recently released a movie length documentary titled In Moscow’s “Drujba.” The name is a pun, in Russian, дружба (druzhba) means “friendship,” while in Romanian, drujbă means “chainsaw.”

The film looks at the sweep of the 35 years since Moldovan independence and how Russia has sought at every turn to mainta…

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