OSCE logo. File photoWASHINGTON, Jan 22 Former U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE James Gilmour, in an article in Foreign Policy, called for Russia and Belarus to be excluded from the organization due to the situation around Ukraine, otherwise, in his opinion, Washington should stop funding the OSCE.
"It is necessary to take measures to exclude Russia from all international organizations, starting with the OSCE. The OSCE supports the principles of the Helsinki Accords, among them the principle that no country will attack another across recognized borders,” says Gilmour in the article.
According to the ex-ambassador, if the countries of the organization do not exclude the Russian Federation and «its satellite Belarus», the States should not finance the OSCE. Gilmore also argues that «traditionally neutral» Sweden and Finland now realize that they are threatened with subordination to another state. «It's time for the US to aggressively recruit these two countries to become part of NATO,» the former ambassador said. for military action against Russia, Russia has repeatedly denied accusations by the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», saying that it does not threaten anyone and does not intend to attack anyone, and claims of «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. At the same time, Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» sides of Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not bother anyone.