“No one should have any doubts that the Russian Armed Forces will adequately respond to the provocation of the Kiev regime, if any, and will ensure the protection of our compatriots, the Russian peacekeeping contingent, servicemen of the Operational Group of Russian Forces and military depots in the settlement.
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Russian diplomats stressed that any actions that pose a threat to compatriots will be regarded under international law as an attack on the Russian Federation.
The Russian Foreign Ministry also called on the NATO countries, the United States and Ukraine to refrain from provocations in Transnistria against the backdrop of a recorded accumulation of Ukrainian units near the border with the region, the deployment of artillery and an increase in UAV flights.
The Ministry of Defense previously stated that the Kiev regime has stepped up preparations for an invasion of Transnistria.
It is specified that the invasion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine into Transnistria will be carried out in response to the alleged offensive of Russian troops from this territory.