Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev. Archive photoMOSCOW, Feb. 26 Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev said regarding the suspension of Russia's membership in the Council of Europe, that this is a good opportunity to restore a number of important institutions, for example, the death penalty for the most dangerous criminals.»In addition this is also a good opportunity to restore a number of important institutions to prevent particularly serious crimes in the country, such as the death penalty for the most dangerous criminals, which, by the way, is actively used in the United States and China,» Medvedev wrote on his VKontakte page. The deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation added regarding the suspension of membership in the Council of Europe and PACE that this is «a good reason to slam the door and forget about these senseless almshouses forever.» On Saturday, the European Union added Dmitry Medvedev, Mikhail Mishustin, Vladimir Kolokoltsev and Sergei Ivanov to the sanctions list. This is stated in a document published in the official journal of the European Union. As the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said earlier, the EU restrictions will be the same as for other individuals on the lists: they relate to asset freezes. Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine early Thursday morning, February 24. In a televised address to the Russians, President Vladimir Putin said that circumstances “require decisive and immediate action from us, the people’s republics of Donbass have asked for help.” According to the Russian leader, the entire responsibility for the bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. He called on the Ukrainian military not to follow the criminal orders of the Ukrainian authorities, lay down their arms and go home.
