8 minutes agoRussia Aims to Leave O SBE
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(2 years ago)The Russian Parliament will vote on 21 February for the suspension of state participation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSBE), said the head of Russian Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin. The OSCE, which has 57 members including Ukraine, the United States and Russia, is a descendant of an organisation during the era of the [...] War.
O The SEU, which has 57 members including Ukraine, the United States and Russia, is a descendant of an organisation during the Cold War era, which engaged Western and Soviet powers.
Since the launch of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the OSCE has been widely paralyzed by Russia's use of veto.
“It is time to say goodbye to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly”, Volodin said during a meeting in Dum, the Russian Parliament's lower house, according to the Duma website.
The body has a lack of independence, is politicised and dance according to Washington music. But the worst in this situation is that we also pay money and we're one of the biggest players”.
The two Russian Parliament chambers are expected to vote for the suspension of participation and baning payments from Moscow to the OSCE, Volodin said.
With the United Russia party supporting President Vladimir Putin in Parliament, the resolution to suspend OSCE participation is expected to be adopted.
Duma also said Russia is considering leaving other international organisations, but did not specify what organisations are all about.
Ukraine and Baltic's allies, who are neighbours of Russia, have refused to attend the annual O foreign ministers meeting The SEU, which was held late last year, because Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attended the meeting. / REL
