16 minutes agoRussia no longer to be part of Council of Europe
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(4 years ago)Russia's Foreign Ministry has said they will no longer participate in the Council of Europe, the main human rights organisation established after World War II. Kremlin said NATO members were undermining the Council of Europe established to support human rights, rule of [...]
Kremlin said NATO members were undermining the Council of Europe established to support human rights, rule of law and democracy. In reality, Russia's relationship with the Council of Europe has always been marked by concessions, writes The Guardian, broadcast the Express.
Russia joined the Council of Europe in 1996, following a application by Boris Jelcin as part of an effort to include the country's transition to democracy. But contradictions have been evident all along. Some suggest that Russia's membership in the 47-nation body has delegated it.
Russia's representation rights were suspended on February 25th a day after the invasion of Ukraine. And they were suspended earlier in 2001, after the second Chechen war, and in 2014 when Vladimir Putin invaded Crimea.
