Lavrov: An Attack on Peacekeepers in Transdniestria will Qualify as an Attack on Russia

Any actions that would threaten the security of Russian peacekeepers in Transdniestria will be regarded as an attack on Russia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated this on Thursday at a meeting with MGIMO students and faculty, tass.ru reported. “Everyone should understand that any action threatening the security of our servicemen [in Transdniestria] will be considered under international law as an attack on Russia, as it was in South Ossetia when our peacekeepers were attacked by [former Georgian President Mikheil] Saakashvili,” he said.