Council of Europe Secretary General: the emergence of a new cold war may

The emergence of a new cold war is possible, But to defend this will help the Ukrainian settlement of the fall, says the Secretary General of the Council of Europe thorbj?rn Jagland.

After the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine the situation on the world political scene escalated. So, first Minister of foreign Affairs of Belarus expressed the view that the conflict in Ukraine has led the world to the brink of a new cold war. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the Alliance absolutely does not want the cold war with Russia. However, the head of the NATO foreign Ministers ceased practical civil and military cooperation with Russia because of Russia's positions in Ukraine and the Crimea.

" I don't think we currently already the cold war, the same that was before 1989. But we can get the cold war, and for this reason, at present, we must exert all efforts to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, " Jagland said in an interview to the radio ".

The Council of Europe is an International organization that promotes cooperation between all countries of Europe in the field of standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural interaction. The Council of Europe is the oldest in the European Union and international organization. It consists of 47 countries.


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