. the deputies did not see the justification for participation of the Russian delegation in the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), reported in the adopted by the Federation Council statement. It is noted that the discriminatory decision of the PACE imposed by a group of anti-Russian politicians, has resulted in the suspension of interaction between the capital of Russia with the Council of Europe at parliamentary level. "The fact that in the last few years the composition of the judges of the European court of human rights and the election of key officials of the Council of Europe took place without Russian participation, strike the authority of the Council of Europe ", - emphasized the senators. in the Federation Council believe that the changes made in PACE Charter amendment did not provide equality of national delegations. "so, there is a likelihood of further discrimination of the Russian delegation for political reasons ", - said the Deputy. Relations between Russia and the Council of Europe is going through a difficult period. The conflict escalated in the years 2014-2015, when the Russian Parliament was deprived of certain rights because of the position on the Crimea. Moscow said about the impossibility of operating in such conditions and ceased to attend the meetings. at the end of June 2017, the confrontation intensified. Moscow has frozen payments to the organization until, as long as the range of capabilities of the delegation to PACE is completely restored. The Russian side continued its work on the ratification of the Convention documents. in March, PACE realized that measures of the Russian capital led to the financial difficulties, had nine % to freeze the organization's budget, the shortage amounted to 1, 5 million euros. In April, the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Torbjern Jagland said that, in connection with the situation around the unpaid assessments against Russia have the opportunity to introduce punishment. <span style="color:darkgray