MINISTERS’ DEPUTIES

Decisions

CM/Del/Dec(2022)1426ter/2.3

25 February 2022

1426ter meeting, 25 February 2022   2.3 Situation in Ukraine – Measures to be taken, including under Article 8 of the Statute of the Council of Europe

 

Decisions

The Deputies

Considering the serious violation by the Russian Federation of its obligations under Article 3 of the Statute of the Council of Europe,

Referring to their decisions on the situation in Ukraine of 24 February 2022 (CM/Del/Dec(2022)1426bis/2.3),

Following an exchange of views with the Parliamentary Assembly in the Joint Committee,

1.         agreed to suspend the Russian Federation from its rights of representation in the Council of Europe in accordance with Article 8 of the Statute of the Council of Europe;

2.         agreed that this suspension takes immediate effect in respect of the rights of representation of the Russian Federation in the Committee of Ministers and in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe;

3.         invited the Secretary General to notify the Russian Federation accordingly and to provide it with the legal and financial consequences of this decision.