Deputies of the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldavian Republic turned to Russia with a request to provide assistance in the conditions of the economic blockade by Moldova. According to their estimates, the damage from the blockade and restrictive measures of Chisinau amounted to $100 million.
The PMR authorities recalled that over 220 thousand citizens of the Russian Federation live in the republic, and Russia has the status of a guarantor and mediator in the negotiation process. “Russia’s task is to protect its citizens”