The new delegation of Ukraine in PACE would not formally participate in the autumn session. As stated in the appeal, quoted in Facebook the head of the delegation Lisa Yasko, Kiev would not apply to participate in the autumn session, to be held from 30 September to 4 October. "This is a method of reaction of Ukraine to the return of the Russian Federation at the session hall of the PACE without fulfilling the requirements of the resolutions of the Assembly, adopted in response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine ", - reported in circulation. the document notes that the Ukrainian delegates will conduct meetings with partners in the Assembly to find common approaches to return to " PACE its reputation of an important example of democracy, rule of law and protection of human rights and freedoms in the European Union ". The Ukrainian delegation called for an enlarged meeting in respect of the consequences of Russia's return to PACE. in 2014, after the annexation of Crimea, a delegation from the capital of Russia was deprived of certain rights in the PACE. In response, Russia has suspended participation in meetings, and in 2017, announced the freezing of contributions to the budget of the Assembly. at the end of June, PACE has restored the rights of the Russian delegation in full. Kiev tried to prevent this. The Ukrainian delegation made hundreds of changes to the draft decision on the return of Russia's powers in the Assembly. Kiev, the foreign Ministry staff was also requested to defer consideration of the matter at a later date, but their initiative was not supported. <span style="color:darkgray