Russia is forced to abandon the idea to send observers to the presidential elections in Ukraine, according to the explanatory notes of the Department of information and press of the foreign Ministry.

The CEC denied OSCE / ODIHR accreditation 24 population of Russia from the mission of the Office for observation. The Russian foreign Ministry the decision was called nelegalnim.

""Justification" for such actions gave fresh legislative amendments that the Verkhovna Rada hastily adopted in February, when the ODIHR was already in the process of deploying in Ukraine ", - explained in the explanations of the Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs.

in the capital of Russia decided not to expose observers to the threat of deliberate persecution.

Presidential elections will be held in Ukraine on 31 March.



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