Ukraine withdraws from PACE after organization restores Russian authority
Ukraine officially announced its withdrawal from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) after restoring the authority of the Russian delegation.
After the decision on Russia was announced, the Ukrainian delegation left the meeting room. During the discussion of the resolution, the head of the Kiev delegation, MP Vladimir Aryev, said that his country had been deceived.
According to him, the European partners promised that they would not restore Moscow's authority until all demands on Russia were met. "History will judge us, history will decide how things will develop," he said.
Earlier, PACE adopted a resolution, which fully confirmed the authority of the Russian delegation.
Illustration. Photo: Sputnik / Vladimir Fedorenko
The adopted document also says that PACE "calls on Moscow to implement all recommendations contained in resolutions 1990 (2014), 2034 (2015) and 2063 (2015)".The resolution also stated that “the Russian delegation should return without delay to cooperate with the Monitoring Committee and all other Council committees and engage in constructive dialogue on the implementation of its obligations.”
In addition, “the Council calls on the Russian authorities to release 24 Ukrainian sailors” who were detained after violating the border last November. PACE also called for “immediate payment of all contributions to the Council of Europe budget”.
