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RWD Discussion Groups => Odds and Ends => Topic started by: ML on June 28, 2019, 08:54:54 AM

Title: For those who worry about how USA perceived by other nations
Post by: ML on June 28, 2019, 08:54:54 AM

Ukraine has recalled its ambassador to Strasbourg, France, and temporarily suspended its participation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, or PACE, after the 47-nation international body overwhelmingly voted to reinstate Russia’s unrestricted membership, despite significant opposition by Ukrainian delegates and their close allies.

Russia will be able to participate fully in assembly proceedings, including the election of a new secretary general to lead the Council of Europe. The Russian delegation was stripped of its voting rights after the military invasion and illegal annexation of Ukrainian Crimea in 2014. In response, and since 2017, Russian delegates have boycotted the assembly, left their seats vacant and refused to pay $37 million in annual budget payments to the Council.

http://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/human-rights-body-lets-russia-return.html