Ukrainian leadership ends up in similar situation: Vladimir Bidyovka comments on Ukraine’s decision to prevent entry of Russian observers into country

The Chairman of the DPR’s People’s Republic Vladimir Bidyovka believes that the denial of entry to Russian observers to presidential elections in Ukraine demonstrates the narrow-mindedness of Ukrainian authorities.

The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko stated earlier that he would order the State Border Service to prevent entry of the Russian observers to the elections, which were scheduled on March 31. The Secretary of the Central Electoral Commission Maya Grishina reported to RIA Novosti that Kiev’s statement indicated the intention to violate international obligations.  She expressed the hope that the OSCE would take measures to comply with all norms of international observation.

ʺThe political leadership of Ukraine cannot see any further than the end of its nose. They have decided to prohibit the representatives of neighbouring country to observe the elections today, and they will end up in a similar situation tomorrow. And, most likely, those, who like to justify every decision of the official Kiev, will ignore the opinion of Ukraine,ʺ Vladimir Bidyovka reported to RIA Novosti.

According to him, the reaction of Western human rights activists to such actions of Kiev “has long since become predictable – we know, we will analyse it, but we will not do anything”.

ʺAnd the statements of the Ukrainian parliament’s officials that Ukraine can survive without the country’s recognition with which it has about $10 billion of turnover represents only the stupidity of their policy,ʺ the Speaker of the DPR’s Parliament added.

It should be reminded that the Verkhovna Rada’s deputy, member of the Ukrainian delegation in PACE Alexey Goncharenko stated that Ukraine did not care whether the Russian Federation recognized the results of the presidential elections in case the Russian observers would not be present at them. Whereas, the Spokesperson for the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Thomas Rymer doubted that the Kiev’s intention to prevent the entry of the Russian observers to the presidential elections in Ukraine corresponded to the country’s obligations within the organization.