Polyansky spoke about the non-public condolences of Europeans after the terrorist attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Representatives of a number of European countries in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) express compassion for the Russian side, but try to do it behind the scenes so that no one sees. This was announced on June 30 by Dmitry Polyansky, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the organization.

"Behind closed doors, many people come up to us and express their condolences. They try to choose a moment when no one sees it, and they say the right words," TASS quoted him as saying.

Polyansky added that Russia appreciates such support, but he stressed that Brussels ensures that individual states do not violate the "solidarity" of EU members. Thus, according to him, the EU is hampering the will of states, which already do not always have the courage to publicly admit that Russia is right.

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