BADEN (Austria), October 23 (RIA Novosti) – NATO's involvement in the Ukrainian conflict does not help in the process of crisis resolution and is counterproductive, CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha told RIA Novosti Thursday.
"It was a great surprise for us when the Secretary General of NATO started giving interviews on Ukraine to the left and right all of a sudden, although Ukraine is not a member of NATO, planned exercises there, suddenly sent some instructors, in other words started getting involved in that process. I think it's counterproductive. It only harms the process of resolving the situation," Bordyuzha said.
The Secretary General noted that Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is not interfering in the Ukrainian crisis, since Ukraine is not a CSTO member, and other similar organizations, such as NATO, should not get involved in the Ukrainian conflict either.
On Wednesday, Bordyuzha told RIA Novosti that the political leadership of Ukraine is responsible for restoring order in the country and any external interference only complicates the situation.
The conflict in Ukraine escalated in mid-April when Kiev launched a military operation in the country's southeastern regions, which refused to recognize the new government that came to power as a result of the February coup.
