The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has said that only “significant and measurable progress” by Russia towards implementation of three recent resolutions of the Assembly can form the basis for restoration of a fully-fledged, mutually respectful dialogue.
In a resolution on the political consequences of Russian aggression in Ukraine, based on a report by Kristýna Zelienková (Czech Republic, ALDE), PACE called on Russia to “reverse the illegal annexation of Crimea and allow Ukraine to regain control of the peninsula”, to withdraw its troops from the territory of Ukraine and stop military supplies to separatists.
It also condemned the recent Duma elections held in occupied Crimea as “a blunt violation of international law” which effectively compromised the legitimacy of the Russian parliament. (more...)
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