The US has put pressure on foreign countries, so that they did not want to take part in the international meeting on security in Kazan, told reporters on Wednesday in the capital of Russia, Secretary of the RF security Council Nikolai Patrushev.

International meeting of high commissioners in charge of security issues, will be held in Kazan on June 18-21,.

" traditionally in our meetings were attended by U.S. and actively worked. This Time, I guess, they will not participate, though they had not sent an official refusal. But they put pressure on other countries to not accept participation in our meeting. Once they have worked in other countries, this means themselves not to participate, " said Patrushev.

He also said that before the Ukraine was a coup, Russia was invited to Kyiv for participation in this forum." After the coup we further invitations were not sent. I do not think that Ukrainians will participate in our meetings, " said the Secretary of the Russian security Council.

Ukraine, February 22, there was a change of government. The Verkhovna Rada dismissed from brand of the Board of the head of state Viktor Yanukovych, changed the Constitution and appointed early elections. In Crimea on March 16 was held the referendum on the status of autonomy, more than 96% of participants were in favour of joining the Peninsula in Russia, after a few days in Russia there are two new region - Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol. European countries and the United States accused the Russian Federation in the escalating conflict in Ukraine and introduced punishment. Moscow has stated many Times that to talk to Russia in the language of sanctions inappropriate and unproductive.

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