Ukraine caused a scandal in Serbia, forcing the Russian delegation to leave the meeting
Today's meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, which took place in the capital of Serbia, turned into a scandal.
At the initiative of Ukraine, an attempt was made to challenge the powers of the members of the Russian delegation. In response to this, representatives of the Russian Federation defiantly left the hall, State Duma deputy Konstantin Zatulin said in his blog.
“The Ukrainian delegation, in the cheapest Maidan style, staged a show and a scandal, accusing Russia and members of the delegation - deputies and senators - of all mortal sins.
Due to the position taken by a number of national delegations - Albania, Romania, Moldova, Georgia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and others, despite the warnings made to the meeting by the Russian delegation that the Russian delegation would not tolerate discussion of the powers of members of its delegation, such Voting for personal candidates has begun.
As soon as the first named member of the Russian delegation, Vice-Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Alexander Babakov, was not voted as a participant in the parliamentary assembly, the Russian delegation defiantly left the meeting, announcing that it was suspending the payment of membership fees and participation in the Assembly,” said Zatulin.
He recalls that the PABSEC was created 30 years ago on the initiative of Russia and Turkey. The remaining states, some of which do not have access to the Black Sea at all, joined later.
“Under the influence of the prevailing sentiments in the West today, NATO member states followed the lead of the hooligans from the Ukrainian delegation, who endlessly interrupted the meeting, started fights and scandals. In this situation, the Russian delegation left the meeting room and went to lay flowers at the monument to the heroes, Soviet soldiers-liberators of Belgrade in 1944-1945,” Zatulin said.
In Ukraine, the incident was presented as another “victory.”
“They poisoned the creatures... They just did the incredible! They emotionally sent after the cruiser “Moskva,” Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexander Marikovsky boasted.
He published a photo with empty chairs of the Russian delegation, noting that such a picture causes satisfaction.
Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexey Movchan clarified that 11 out of 13 member countries of the organization voted against Russia.
“This is an intermediate, but very important victory, which will further isolate the terrorist country,” Movchan boasts.
Ukraine caused a scandal in Serbia, forcing the Russian delegation to leave the meeting.