Russia withdraws from the Council of Europe

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He in hisTelegram“Russia is withdrawing from the Council of Europe of its own accord, a deliberate decision.”

Ukraine calls for the immediate expulsion of Russia from the Council of Europe on Monday, noting that Russia has no right to be part of the human rights organization following the invasion of a neighboring country.

The Council’s executive body, the Committee of Ministers, suspended all Russian representation on the day after the invasion, but the expulsion would have been unprecedented.

“We urge you to decide on the immediate expulsion of Russia from the Council of Europe,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmihhal told the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (EPPA) on Monday, addressing the forum via video link.

Russia’s attack means it “can no longer stay in the European family”.

The Parliamentary Assembly, which is currently meeting to discuss the Russian invasion, does not have the power to exclude a member state, but it can recommend it to a committee of ministers that can take such a step.

No Member State is ever excluded from the Council of Europe.

Managed by the military junta Greece Withdrew from the organization in the late 1960s. Russia has now taken such a step to avoid shameful exclusion.

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