The deputy mayor of Varnita Veaceslav Zanoci said it is now quiet in their village, but the people are concerned about what may happen in the future. Contacted by IPN, the deputy mayor said the people are ready to protest if necessary as they are citizens of Moldova.

Asked if the Transnistrian administration does not intend to set up posts there, the deputy mayor said it is now silence, but they don’t know what to expect. “It is quiet and then new tensions appear,” he stated.

In the middle of June, the Transnistrian leader Yevgeny Shevchuk signed a so-called legal act on the region’s border. The border includes the Moldovan-administered Bender town, Varnita and two more villages.

On June 20, Parliament is expected to adopt a statement on the situation in the Transnistrian region after discussing the issue in a closed-door sitting for two days.