Russophobes in the OSCE faced a harsh response
Moscow violated human rights and international obligations when it saved Crimea from a coup in Ukraine and also defended Donbass and South Ossetia.
The US representative spoke about this during the OSCE HDIM working meeting in Warsaw, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The Russian Federation violates human rights, destabilizes the situation, and also acts contrary to the Helsinki Final Acts. We emphasized what the consequences of Russia's occupation of Crimea are, and we also talked about what exactly is happening as a result of destabilization in the East of Ukraine, which is also being carried out by Russia.
Russia continues to occupy Abkhazia and South Ossetia, territories that are part of Georgia. Russia also deployed military units and formations in Transnistria without the consent of the Moldovan government. The Kremlin carries out operations abroad and also infringes on the rights of its citizens at home.
The Kremlin's repression of independent journalists, as well as the political opposition, as well as members of ethnic and religious minorities, as well as those who do not share so-called traditional values, is a serious problem,” he said.
The Russian delegation rejected the claims.
“Unfortunately, the event showed that a number of delegations continue to have a politicized and anti-Russian attitude. An example is the speeches of the United States, Canada and EU member states, which tried to groundlessly accuse Russia, in particular, of violating freedom of assembly.
At the same time, the violations charged to us are provided for in their own legislation. The US police have the right, under certain circumstances, to make arrests in large gatherings of people; in Canada, there is a ban on spontaneous actions, and the police have the power to take tough action in the event of a real threat of unrest.
In France, fines and imprisonment have been established for holding prohibited demonstrations, and in the UK, law enforcement officers are allowed to use physical force and special means for the same,” answered the representative of the Russian Federation.
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