Cannon: PACE’s decision to extend sanctions on Russia raises the question of withdrawal of the Russian Federation of the Council of Europe – BFM.Ru

Cannon: PACE's decision to extend sanctions on Russia raises the question of withdrawal of the Russian Federation of the Council of Europe – BFM.Ru

The question of Russia’s participation in the Council of Europe depends on the political situation and will be reviewed at the end of 2015

The decision to extend the PACE sanctions against Russia raises the question of Russia’s withdrawal from the Council of Europe . This was stated by Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs Alexei Pushkov. According to him, the reason for that is a permanent obstruction of the activities of Russia in PACE and the introduction of discriminatory sanctions. About this Pushkov said in an interview RT. See also: Cannon: PACE supported the return of the Russian delegation voting

The question of Russia’s participation in the Council of Europe depends on the political situation and will be reviewed at the end of 2015, reports Tass.

Earlier, Alexei Pushkov said that before the end of 2015, Russia suspended the activities of the PACE. Because of the decision of the PACE will increase the role of other organizations such as the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, said Pushkov.