Zakharova Says Anti-Russian Groups Want to Marginalize Russia in Council of Europe

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Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that numerous groups with anti-Russian sentiments want to marginalize Russia in the Council of Europe, TASS informed.

She stated these anti-Russian groups are currently trying to politicize every matter and that is the biggest problem.

She also stated that these anti-Russian groups have no intentions in cooperating with Moscow in order to discuss and resolve some of the existing problems, adding that it is very clear that all of the issues being discussed in the institutions within this structure, and that concern Russia are overly politicized.

The spokeswoman also said that the groups want to absolutize the current problem in order to have a base to marginalize the country.

However, she also said that if goodwill is present, any matter can be resolved.