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STRASBOURG, Feb 26 — The Council of Europe said yesterday it is suspending all representatives of Russia from participation in the pan-European rights body over Moscow’s attack against Ukraine. Permanent representatives of member states “agreed to suspend the Russian Federation from its...

STRASBOURG, Feb 26 — The Council of Europe said yesterday it is suspending all representatives of Russia from participation in the pan-European rights body over Moscow’s attack against Ukraine.

However the decision does not affect the European Court of Human Rights , which is part of the Council of Europe. Yesterday's Council of Europe vote passed easily, but not unanimously, among the body’s 47 member states., Russia voted against its own suspension and was joined by Armenia. But it is also highly dependent on Russia for gas and grain, and in 2019 took delivery of an advanced Russia missile defence system.

 

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