Parliamentary Assembly Hall of the Council of Europe. Archive photoPARIS, Jan 24 Deputies from Lithuania and Ukraine Emanuelis Zingeris and Evgeny Kravchuk protested the powers of the Russian Federation in PACE at the winter session of the assembly that began on Monday. «This protest received the necessary support. Therefore, the powers of the Russian delegation without debate will be sent to the standing committee, the commission on regulations,» the chairman said. 49 deputies voted against the powers of the Russian Federation in PACE, 19 deputies voted against, 8 abstained. As the chairman explained, in order for the proposal to be supported, 30 votes are needed. for an opinion. «I propose that this debate take place on Wednesday,» he said. Until the assembly gives its opinion to me on this issue, the powers of the Russian Federation will be preserved. But the Russian delegation does not have the right to vote on its powers. As previously reported, the Russian delegation takes part in the PACE winter session remotely. The Federation Council called for the transfer of meetings of PACE commissions to other countries
