BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 09:11:00
The authorities describe that as an unlawful politically motivated step. they also point out that they actually left the council, withdrew before the vote was taken. they say they effectively jumped before they were pushed. moscow has repeatedly said the council is a politically motivated place. where the west tried to use it as a tool to further their own interests. more defiance from moscow on that particular front. it is interesting to see that vladimir putin publicly at least seems to rather relish russia's increasingly pariah status on the world stage. perhaps that is because it allows hi...