London, March 7 ( /Sputnik) UK Home Secretary Priti Patel says she has sent a letter to the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) calling for an urgent decision on excluding Russia from Interpol systems. “Alongside counterparts from US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, I have written today calling on INTERPOL_HQ and its Executive Committee to take a decision this week, in accordance with its rules, on the immediate suspension of Russia’s access to its systems,” Patel said on Twitter. She claimed that Russia’s operation in Ukraine is a “direct threat” to international law enforcement cooperation. On Monday, the home secretary said that the UK government would support Ukraine’s request to have Russia suspended from Interpol over the Ukraine crisis. /SPUTNIK PRT