The Russian Federation is excluded from the Council of Europe
17 March 2022 News
After 26 years of membership in the Council of Europe, on 16 March 2022, the Russian Federation was expelled from the organization. The decision was taken unanimously by the Member States at an extraordinary meeting of the Committee of Ministers, in implementation of the procedure under Art. 8 of the Statute of the Council of Europe. The decision considers the opinion of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 15 March 2022 that the Russian Federation can no longer be a member of the organization.
The expulsion procedure from the Council of Europe was launched in connection with the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.