“Ukraine asks to hold a joint meeting of the Permanent Council and the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation within 48 hours to clarify further steps,” Kuleba wrote on his Twitter.
We continue to demand transparency in Russia, as I ignored yesterday's meeting within the framework of the Vidensky document.
Ukraine is initiating a joint meeting of the Permanent Conference for the sake of the OSCE Forum for safe support for the OSCE for 48 years for the further development of the distant future 1/2
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) February 16, 2022
He urged Russia to use OSCE instruments to defuse tensions caused by "its military actions near the Ukrainian border."
According to him, statements about the withdrawal of troops are not enough.
Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, called the accusations against Russia regarding the country's military exercises absurd.