The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, during a speech in MGIMO on the occasion of the start of the school year, warned the Moldova authorities from actions aimed at creating a danger to the Russian military in Transnistria. According to him, this will be regarded as an attack on Russia, the Russian media reports.
Earlier, Sergei Lavrov, speaking of Russian -speaking residents of Moldova, said that the Russian Federation would protect them. “We will do everything so that the interests of the Russian -speaking population of Moldova and Transnistria are not injured in any way. We will also not forget that, in addition to Transnistria, there is also Gagauzia in Moldova, which also claims to be a special status and already has certain elements of this special status,” – Lavrov said.