The Republic of Moldova announced on Monday that it had summoned the Russian ambassador in protest creation of several polling stations for the Russian presidential elections in the separatist Moldovan region of Transnistriain the context of which Chisinau, which regularly accuses Moscow of attempts to destabilize it, initially allowed only one polling station, at the headquarters of the Russian diplomatic mission, in the capital of Moldova, reports AFP.

During this convocation, scheduled for Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova “will inform the diplomat of its disagreement” with this decision, according to a message published on Telegram, according to News.ro.

Russian press agencies write that on March 17 – the main day of voting – six polling stations should open for approximately 200,000 Russian citizens living in Transnistria.

Three will be opened in the city of Tiraspol, one in Tygin, one in Rybnytsia and one more in Grigoriopol, reports ZDG.md.

In the previous presidential elections, 24 polling stations were opened.

This year, Kishinev banned the creation of polling stations near the Russian diplomatic mission in the capital and warned against any “counterproductive” actions.