In the Moldovan government, it has been stated that Russia is violating laws by printing electoral ballots in the Transnistria region ahead of its presidential "elections."

As reported by Euractiv, Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Serebrian said this

"These ballots were most likely printed right there (in Transnistria) to avoid transporting them across the border," Serebryan stated.

According to him, Moldova's borders are controlled, and there is no way to legally import or export the ballots.

Serebryan emphasized that printing ballots in Transnistria aimed to show Moldova that the region does not respect national laws.

Recently, the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russian Ambassador Oleg Vasnetsov over reports of opening unauthorized polling stations for voting in the so-called Russian presidential elections.

The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs allowed the opening of a polling station for voting in the Russian presidential elections only within the territory of the Russian embassy in Chisinau.

In Russia, the so-called presidential elections are scheduled for March 17, but this year, for the first time, a three-day voting period (March 15-17) has been introduced, and in the occupied territories of Russia, it started earlier.

Russian "elections" are not real elections in the democratic sense, as there is no genuine competition, and it is expected that the incumbent President Vladimir Putin will secure the necessary result through administrative resources and the repressive machine.