Og EU's missionsledertrojka i Moskva fremførte i begyndelsen af marts over for den russiske viceudenrigsminister, at EU er bekymret over menneskerettighedssituationen i regionen.
Furthermore, at the beginning of March, the troika of Union Heads of Mission in Moscow made a representation to the Russian Federation's Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr Gusarov, to express the Union's concern at the human rights situation in the region.