In this connection, the United States of America calls upon Moscow to use its influence to end this "campaign of intimidation". As stated on Friday morning, June 23, State Department spokesman Heather Neuart, commenting on reports of the shelling of an OSCE mission vehicle on June 20, Russia should use its influence on militants and must fulfill its obligation to ensure free, full and secure access for OSCE observers.
At the same time, the diplomat is sure that behind the attack on observers were "Russia-led, Russia-sponsored and Russia-prepared separatists. The US is deeply concerned about "repeated cases of harassment of observers, we think, with the aim of preventing them from doing their job," she said..
Recall, as reported URA-Inform, the European Union on Thursday, June 22, decided to extend the block of economic sanctions against Russia for another six months.