The Moldovan authorities issued a protest note to the Kremlin, and Russia’s Ambassador to Moldova, Oleg Ozerov, will be summoned on Tuesday, reports IPN.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed that it would summon the Russian diplomat to deliver the protest note, addressing Russia’s interference in Moldova’s electoral process and the crash of Russian drones on Moldovan territory on Sunday, November 10.
Oleg Ozerov, appointed as Russia’s ambassador to Moldova by President Vladimir Putin on September 10, replaced former Ambassador Oleg Vasnetsov, who had served since 2018.
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Last week, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Moldova’s Ambassador to Moscow, Lilian Darii, to deliver a note of protest against alleged “discriminatory actions by Chisinau against Russian observers.”
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, on the eve of Moldova’s first presidential round and the October 20 referendum, Moldovan authorities denied accreditation to five Russian observers without explanation. Furthermore, before the November 3 election, three accredited Russian OSCE/ODIHR mission members were denied entry at Chisinau Airport despite accreditation by Moldova’s Central Election Commission.