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The oppressed indigenous peoples of Russia will continue to insist on creating a separate platform for cooperation with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). At the same time, they are ready to seek compromise if they are genuinely allocated one-third of the seats on the newly established platform for collaboration with “Russian democratic forces.”

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted the resolution ‘Russia: new threats to European democracies’, condemning attacks on civilian infrastructure, cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, and interference in the elections of European states.

Crimes of aggression documented in resolutions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) may be used as case material for the future Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, thereby strengthening mechanisms for enforcing PACE resolutions, which currently have a recommendatory nature.

Despite the voluntary withdrawal of Georgian MPs from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Georgia remains subject to monitoring of its political and legal environment. The new resolution will uphold all existing restrictions and reservations, ensuring continued oversight.

The Ukrainian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has submitted several amendments to strengthen the resolution on foreign interference as a threat to democratic security in Europe. The resolution is expected to be adopted later on Tuesday, April 8.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will consider a proposal on Monday, April 7, to hold urgent debates on ensuring Russia is held accountable for the crime of aggression.

MP Yevheniia Kravchuk has said that the Ukrainian delegation to PACE is insisting that the powers of the Georgian delegation to the Assembly be fully challenged.

The head of the Verkhovna Rada's permanent delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Maria Mezentseva, said that changes in the delegation's composition are possible. They must be approved by January 11.

The head of the Verkhovna Rada's permanent delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Maria Mezentseva, said that an urgent debate on Ukraine could be held during the winter session.

Kadri Tali, the head of the Estonian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), on Wednesday called on the assembly to set out an action plan for the return of the children removed from Ukraine to Russia, as well as missing children.

A PACE resolution adopted today contains for the first time a separate mention of captured journalists, including many civilian journalists who documented the crimes of the Russian authorities in occupied Crimea.

The Parliamentary Network on the Situation of Ukrainian Children, established on the PACE platform, held its first meeting during the Assembly's autumn session in Strasbourg.

On Wednesday, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution on the legal issues and human rights violations related to the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine.

Ukrainian MPs in the PACE insist that all three contenders for the position of secretary general of the assembly have proven their pro-Ukrainian stance, but they do not foresee a consolidated vote for a single candidate.

Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk in his speech at the PACE spring session in Strasbourg called on MEPs to support a resolution to help rebuild Ukraine and direct all efforts for a joint fight against the enemy.

The Council of Europe and the PACE are leaders in supporting Ukraine and make important decisions helping the nation so lawmakers should discuss the issue of recovery and the compensation facility, which should work and ensure justice for Ukrainians, as a matter of priority.

President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Theodoros Roussopoulos has condemned Russia's latest attack on Odesa.

The Committee on Political Affairs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a draft resolution on the confiscation of frozen Russian assets and their use in support of Ukraine's recovery.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the PACE for recognizing the 1932-1933 Holodomor as genocide against the Ukrainian people.

At a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg, a moment of silence was observed for the victims of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.