Moldovan President Maia Sandu believes that the attack on a helicopter in Transnistria on March 17 was a provocation “to maintain tension.” “According to the information we have, this looks like a provocation to maintain tension and fear among people,” Sandu said at a press conference, quoted by TASS. The Russian Foreign Ministry called the incident an attempt to undermine the situation in TransNistria and sow panic among voters in the Russian presidential elections.