This was stated in an interview with TASS by Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Mikhail Galuzin.

He called the difficult situation in the Transnistrian settlement.

“Russia, as a guarantor and mediator, is making political and diplomatic efforts to preserve the 5 + 2 format as a non-alternative negotiating mechanism,” Galuzin said.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Kyiv authorities were planning to organize an armed provocation against Transnistria.