
Russia will insist on stopping the groundless Ukrainization of the OSCE agenda and discussing the root causes of the European security crisis, said Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Dmitry Polyansky in Vienna.
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Russia criticizes the OSCE for focusing on the Ukrainian agenda and demands a discussion of the underlying causes of the European security crisis.
Russia will insist on stopping the baseless Ukrainization of the OSCE agenda.
The Russian Federation proposes to discuss the root causes of the European security crisis and ways to overcome it in order to connect the OSCE to a broader discussion about security on a Eurasian scale.
VIENNA, September 26 - RIA Novosti. Russia will insist on stopping the groundless Ukrainization of the OSCE agenda and discussing the root causes of the European security crisis and ways to overcome it, Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Dmitry Polyansky told RIA Novosti.
“We will continue to insist that the baseless Ukrainization of the organization’s agenda stop and that it discuss the root causes of the European security crisis and ways to overcome it,” he said.
According to the diplomat, in this case it may be possible to involve the OSCE in a broader discussion about security on a Eurasian scale.

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