"In a PACE resolution on Ukraine, members of EU countries are again trying to deal a blow to Russia by distorting events and facts. Political aggression," Pushkov said on Twitter.
He claimed that the draft resolution is full of double standards.
"The Ukrainian authorities have been blamed for using force against demonstrators, which the EU authorities do all the time," he said.
PACE is planning extraordinary debates on the situation in Ukraine on Thursday.
A draft resolution on the matter criticizes Russia's role in the events.
The draft resolution says PACE takes note of the Ukrainian leadership's statements that Russia's pressure had significantly influenced Kiev's decision not to sign an association agreement with the EU.
- In particular, it mentions Russia's threat to close its borders to imports of Ukrainian goods, which the document calls unacceptable and going against diplomatic and democratic standards.
Voice of Russia, Interfax
http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_01_30/Russian-envoy-to-PACE-slams-EU-for-anti-Russia-stand-on-Ukraine-4022/
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Russia blasts PACE’s ‘double standard’ resolution on Ukraine...
ReplyDeleteThe Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Thursday threatened to suspend Ukraine's delegation to the human rights body and blamed Moscow for “interfering” in the Kiev crisis. Russia has slammed the resolution for “double standards.”
The assembly adopted a damning resolution on the current political crisis in Ukraine, titled "The functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine." It passed with 115 votes in favor, 37 against and 14 abstentions.
After accepting an amendment to its original resolution, PACE said it will not immediately suspend the voting rights of the Ukrainian delegation, but “it could consider such sanctions at its part-Session in April if grave Human Rights violations continue or if the Maidan [Independence Square] protest were to be broken up by force."
Ukraine has been one of the PACE’s member countries since 1992. The international parliamentary assembly, which is one the multilateral organs of the Council of Europe, has powers to investigate, recommend and advise.
Thursday’s resolution said the Ukrainian parliament “contributed to the violent escalation of the crisis when it adopted the controversial anti-protest laws” this month, and said they “should be repealed in their entirety… without delay.”
Most of the anti-protest laws, which many opposition activists branded as “draconian,” were repealed Wednesday in an emergency parliamentary session. This latest development was not included in the PACE resolution.
The controversial regulations, which the organization calls “undemocratic and repressive,” included such measures as a ban on wearing masks during protests. However, covering your face during a protest is a public order offense in several European countries, including Austria, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom.................http://rt.com/news/russia-pace-ukraine-resolution-423/
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