Commenting on the UK’s decision to cancel flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, the Chairman of Russia’s Federation Council International Affairs Committee, Konstantin Kosachev, said that there are insufficient grounds for such actions in Russia.
"I am certain that Russia will take such decisions immediately if there are sufficient grounds for it," TASS cited him as saying. According to him, there is "an element of psychological pressure" in this decision. "I cannot say that it is the only one, but there is every likelihood that it is present there," Kosachev added.
"A geopolitical resistance to Russia’s actions in Syria is in progress. There are plenty of those who would choose to attribute this disaster to jihadists’ response to Russia’s actions," he said.
He stressed that the current situation "does not make it possible to draw radical conclusions." "I assume that the majority of countries take a more responsible approach to such decisions and will take them only if there are sufficient grounds for it," he said.
