Russia-NATO Council Officially Suspended

The Russia-NATO Council has been dissolved. This was announced by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski after a NATO foreign ministers' meeting.

“The only official decision was the statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that the Russia-NATO Council no longer exists,” said Sikorski, noting that what the Polish government aimed for has now become a fact.

According to the Polish Foreign Minister, the Russia-NATO Council was an institution created at a time when it seemed that so-called European security could be built in cooperation with Russia. He added that it is now being formed