On Thursday, January 28, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ratified the powers of the Russian Federation, but did not recognize the occupation of Crimea. This was reported by the head of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE Mariia Mezentseva via her Facebook page.
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It is noted that 107 delegates voted for the ratification of the powers of the Russian delegation, 36 against, 24 abstained. However, during the meeting, the screaming questions of Crimea and the question of the Donbas were loudly heard again.
“We were supported by a number of countries to work on the amendments and the resolution. In total: Great Britain, Slovakia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Sweden and not only! The Legal Committee collectively proposed and the audience supported the non-recognition of the occupation of Crimea, even if the powers are ratified!”,- the message said.