Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. File photoWASHINGTON, Apr 22Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that he was not allowed to speak at a meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS), where it was decided to suspend Russia's status as a permanent observer. — for the events in Ukraine. The decision was supported by 25 countries, against none. A number of countries abstained from voting. «During an extraordinary meeting on this topic, Russia's permanent observer to the Organization was denied the opportunity to speak at the meeting either before or after voting on the document,» Antonov said in a comment published on the diplomatic mission's Telegram channel. Ambassador called the decision of the OAS a serious mistake, noting that the task of any international structure is to unite states in solving urgent problems, which are more than enough in the region.The Embassy in the United States called on the Secretary General of the OAS to stop the «rabid persecution» of Russia «Today the OAS has become weaker. It alienated a reliable friend from itself. In this situation, almost all OAS countries lost, with a few exceptions,» the commentary says. Antonov noted that the United States and their the satellites put unprecedented pressure on Latin America. «This is part of a targeted campaign to isolate Russia on international platforms. We are being punished for firmly defending our legitimate national interests and refusing to obey someone else's will,» Antonov said. The ambassador also criticized the decision of the OAS to include unsubstantiated accusations against Russia in the resolution in violation of international law and stressed that Russia is ready to continue cooperation with the organization. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. .jpg» />Ambassador Antonov: US is stealing Russian money amid sanctions
