Ukraine turmoil result of European-wide security crisis, FM says

The security crisis in the European Union was not caused by the crisis in Ukraine, but the events in Ukraine reflect the contradictions within the Euro-Atlantic region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters at the UN, RT reports on Friday night.

One of the “key components” for the European Union’s security is in Ukraine’s non-NATO member status, Lavrov stressed at a press-conference on the sidelines of the current UN General Assembly session in New York.

“As for NATO, there is a law in Ukraine, which stipulates its non-aligned status. And we believe that this is one of the most important components to ensure European security,” he said and then added that NATO’s expansion is an “absolutely senseless business.”

“It is provocative and is undermining the role of European institutions,” the Russian Foreign Minister concluded.