The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a decision aimed at lifting political sanctions against the Russian Federation. The proponents of the resolution argue that it's unacceptable having a Council of Europe member which doesn't pay its membership fees, which Russia cut down on after being denied the right to vote over its aggression in Ukraine. However, instead of punishing Russia for not paying the fees, the new initiative essentially proposes turning a blind eye to all of Russia's violations just so the country restores its work in PACE. The arguments of the resolution's authors of doing this for the sake of human rights in Russia are unprecedently cynical, as Russia has ignored all the PACE resolutions denouncing its human rights violations in Ukraine.
However, he proposes, instead of punishing Russia for not paying the fees, to turn a blind eye to all of Russia's violations and ignoring of PACE resolutions, just so Russia restores its work in PACE.
However, Jagland himself was chosen without the participation of the Russian delegation, which does not prevent Russia from recognizing his authority.

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