The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed hope on Tuesday that Tunisia would settle its domestic differences legitimately.
“We assume that the internal differences in Tunisia will be settled exclusively within the legal framework,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry called on Russians currently staying in Tunisia to be cautious and to abstain from attending mass gatherings.
Tunisia’s president has sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament, after Sunday’s violent nationwide mass protests.
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Anger over the government’s handling of a massive recent spike in Coronavirus cases has added to general unrest over the nation’s economic and social turmoil.
President Kais Saied, who was elected in 2019, announced he was taking over.
His supporters erupted in celebration, but opponents in parliament immediately accused him of staging a coup.
Clashes among rival groups continued on Monday.
They threw stones at each other outside the legislature, which has been barricaded by troops, who have also prevented workers from entering some government buildings.
Mr Saied, an independent, has had a long-standing feud with the man he has removed, PM Hichem Mechichi.
Mr Mechichi has the backing of the largest party in parliament, Ennahda.
Tunisia’s revolution in 2011 is often held up as the sole success of the Arab Spring revolts across the region, but it has not led to stability economically or politically.
The recent coronavirus surge has fuelled long-standing public frustration.
