The parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe hopes for a full and comprehensive cooperation with Russia in all directions requirements, said the head of PACE, Liliane Maury-Pasquier at the plenary meeting. Maury-Pasquier recalled that the Assembly had appealed to Moscow to " multi-specific requirements." For example, she said that the PACE still believes the reunification of the Crimea with Russia " illegal annexation." "We do not stop to insist on the principle of international law to which We are all committed to," said Maury-Pasquier. at the same time, as said the head of PACE, the Assembly considers dialogue as the most effective means of resolving disputes. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine and around the Crimea, which reunited with Russia after the referendum. The West has subjected charges of the Russian Federation meddling and were imposed against her punishment. Moscow retaliated, took the policy of import substitution and has repeatedly said that talking with her in the language of penalties is counterproductive. in 2014, after the annexation of Crimea by the Russian delegation was deprived of certain rights in the PACE. in response, Russia has suspended participation in meetings, and in 2017, announced the freezing of the payments of contributions to the budget of the Assembly until then, as long as the range of capabilities of the delegation will not be restored. In the Council of Europe realized, because this decision led to financial difficulties. at the end of June, PACE has restored the rights of the Russian delegation in full. <span style="color:darkgray