VIENNA, March 7 (Reuters) - The Council of Europe, the pan-European human rights watchdog, is offering to investigate violence and the treatment of minorities in Ukraine to try to defuse mounting tensions between Kiev and Russia, Austria said.
Reuters: Council of Europe offers to monitor treatment of minorities in Ukraine
Austria's Minister for Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz (L) speaks with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (R) during a Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the EU Headquarters in Brussels on Jan. 20. (AFP)
