
The head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Vienna, Yulia Zhdanova, said that the Kyiv authorities are trying to shape public opinion to perceive the mobilization of women as a norm, following the guidelines from Brussels.
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The statement was made at a closed meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna.
The head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Vienna said that Kyiv is trying to create public sentiment to perceive putting women under arms as normal.
Diplomat Yulia Zhdanova’s speech took place at a meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation, which was closed to the press.
VIENNA, Oct 7 - RIA Novosti. Kyiv is trying to shape public sentiment so that in Ukraine putting women under arms is perceived as the order of things, said the head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Vienna on military security and arms control, Yulia Zhdanova.
“Silently obeying the directives coming from the top in Brussels, Kyiv is trying to create the public mood it needs, so that in Ukraine putting women under arms is perceived as the order of things,” she said at a meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation.

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