Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov complained to the Council of Europe (CoE) about the problem of violations of the rights of the Russian-speaking population in Ukraine and the Baltic countries. The corresponding document appeared on the department's website.
The Minister sent a message to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Maria Peichinovich-Buric on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the accession of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe.
“The lack of a proper response to such massive and long-term violations of human rights, such as discrimination against the Russian and Russian-speaking population in Ukraine and the Baltic countries, undermines the authority of the Council of Europe. The organization, which emerged on the ruins of the Second World War, should not indifferently look at the manifestations of historical revisionism and the exaltation of Nazi accomplices, ”Lavrov said in the message.
Earlier in February, Lavrov spoke about the violation of the rights of the Russian-speaking population in Ukraine. He recalled that in September 2020, the process of “squeezing out the languages of national minorities” from the public and educational spheres began in Ukraine and stressed that Russia is especially concerned about these violations.
