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Russia refuses to participate in work of Council of Europe

Russia does not intend to participate in the activities of the Council of Europe, as the Western countries undermine the work of this organization. Interfax reported with reference to a statement of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Russia.

«Unfriendly to Russia, the EU and NATO states, abusing the absolute majority in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CMCE), continue destroying the Council of Europe and the common humanitarian and legal space in Europe,» the Foreign Ministry said in the statement.

As it says, «the course of events becomes irreversible.» «Russia does not intend to put up with these subversive actions carried out by the West in line with the imposition of a «rules-based order» to replace international law trampled by the United States and its satellites,» the document says.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said: «Russia will not participate in the transformation by NATO and the EU obediently following them of the oldest European organization into another platform for incantations about Western superiority and narcissism. Let them enjoy communicating with each other without Russia.»

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