Transnistria turned to Russia due to pressure and blockade from Chisinau. Head of unrecognized Transnistrian Moldavian Republic, Vadim Krasnoselsky, said that the Moldovan authorities had switched from negotiations to methods of pressure.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that Moscow will not allow 200 thousand Russian citizens in Transnistsria to become victims of “another Western adventure” to destabilize the region. The text of the declaration adopted by the deputies recommends accepting an appeal to the Federation Council and the State Duma.