“Steps should be taken to exclude Russia from all international organizations, starting with the OSCE,” wrote Gilmour in his article for Foreign Policy.

According to him, if Russia "and its satellite Belarus" are not excluded, then the US should stop funding the OSCE.

Earlier, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that she was in favor of dialogue with Russia, but in the event of an “attack on Ukraine”, “large-scale financial and economic sanctions” would follow.