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Pro-Russian officials in the separatist Moldovan region of Transnistria have asked Russia for help in the face of “increasing pressure” from Moldovan authorities, according to Russian state media.

Transnistria’s local congress on Wednesday passed a resolution appealing to the Federation Council and Russia’s State Duma (the upper and lower houses of parliament) to implement measures to protect Transnistria amid growing pressure from Moldova. to be done. ,” reads the text of the resolution, according to Russian state news agency TASS.

According to TASS, the resolution states, “Transnistria will constantly fight for its identity, the rights and interests of the people of Transnistria and will not give up protecting them, despite any blackmail or external pressure.”

Transnistria officials asked for Russia’s help, “noting that more than 220,000 Russian citizens live in the unrecognized breakaway republic, that Russian peacekeeping in the Dniester region has been successful, and that Russia has facilitated negotiations between Chisinau and Tiraspol.” Have acted as mediator,” the resolution says, according to TASS.

It is believed that around 1,500 Russian troops are present in the area.

The resolution calls on the heads of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the European Parliament, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and other organizations to avoid any new tensions between the two capitals. To TASS.

Wednesday’s session of the Transnistrian Congress is highly unusual and comes at a time of rising tensions in the region.