28.03 West Gives Reason to Doubt Effectiveness of Military-Political Inspections - Russia

MOSCOW, March 28 (RIA Novosti) - Western countries announcing the "concentration" of Russian military on the border with Ukraine after holding fly-over inspections in those areas gives reason to doubt the effectiveness of inspections in military and political areas, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday.

"Our western colleagues give reason to doubt their effectiveness...including verification in regard to strengthening trust and security. We will take this into account during the future perfection of the Vienna document and while considering the according initiatives within the OSCE Forum on cooperation in the area of security," the document reads.