The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Lilian Darii, Moldova’s ambassador in Moscow, on Monday to deliver a formal protest regarding alleged violations of the Vienna Convention.
The summons marks a sharp escalation in bilateral tensions, with Moscow citing unspecified diplomatic infractions as the basis for its complaint.
The diplomatic row unfolds against a backdrop of heightened security concerns in the region.
Moldova recently summoned the Russian ambassador, Oleg Ozerov, following the crash of a Russian-made drone carrying explosives on Moldovan territory.
That incident, which occurred near the border with the breakaway region of Transnistria, prompted Chisinau to demand explanations from Moscow and raised fears of further spillover from the war in neighboring Ukraine.
Russian state media has recently framed developments in Ukraine as strategic victories for Moscow, including the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov as Ukraine’s defense minister.