Kosachev called the Council of the Baltic Sea States a branch of NATO in the region

Konstantin Kosachev. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 18.After the Council of the Baltic Sea States became practically a «NATO branch in the Baltic region», it made no sense for Russia to remain a part of this organization, said Konstantin Kosachev, Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council.Russia withdraws from the Council of the Baltic Sea States, but this will not affect its presence in the region, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. conditions for Finland and Sweden to join NATO «Another victim of the West's aggressive policy is the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS), which Russia announced its withdrawal from yesterday,» Kosachev wrote in his Telegram channel. a structure that dealt with the economy, ecology, transport logistics, interregional cooperation and indigenous peoples. «For the time being, Finland and Sweden, neutral for the time being, balanced the organization between the ultra-NATO ambitions of the Poles and the Baltic states and the more responsible approaches of Russia and Germany,» the politician noted. all the other eight states that are members of the alliance and promote external interests there (not least American ones) will resist. And where we will be forced to unity, and not try to develop common and mutually acceptable approaches,» Kosachev stressed. According to the senator, » By definition, there is no longer any sense in such a dialogue.» «Alas. I am writing this with sincere regret,» the senator concluded.