Ukraine recalled its Ambassador to the Council of Europe
Ukraine recalled its Ambassador to the Council of Europe for consultations After the decision of the PACE on the return of the Russian delegation, said foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin.
Ukraine recalled its Ambassador to the Council of Europe for consultations After the decision of the PACE on the return of the Russian delegation, said foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin.
"The Council of Europe has lost our trust, it will be extremely difficult. Of the head of the effort for protection of human rights, the organization has turned into a mere Manager, besides this, " wrote Klimkin in Facebook.
first, the Ukrainian Delegation asked Parliament to urgently consider the question of stopping its participation in the Assembly. The delegation also decided to enroll to the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and the Ministry of foreign Affairs with the need " to develop a position on participation of Ukraine as a country in the Council of Europe ".
Moreover, the Ukrainian Delegation stopped " participation in the session of the PACE, in addition to issues of challenging the credentials of the Russian delegation ".
for its part, the head of the Russian delegation to PACE, Peter Tolstoy said he would regret it if Ukraine left the session of the Assembly.
in the night of Tuesday PACE adopted a resolution allowing the Russians to participate in the June session. The possibility of challenge to its authority is maintained. The document also States that the rights of delegations, to vote, to speak and to be presented are not subject to sanctions.
then Russia - the first time from 2016 - have filed a petition for a confirmation of its powers in the Assembly. However, some elected officials have disputed it, the Document will consider on Wednesday. Experts are inclined to believe that Moscow will "defend ourselves" in this dispute.
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