The statement of the PACE deputies against the return of Russia to the Assembly is their personal opinion and can not have procedural consequences. The sources of RIA Novosti commented on the situation in PACE. On the eve of the representatives of Slovakia, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK and Ukraine distributed a document in PACE expressing their disagreement with the opinion of other deputies that the Russian delegation should be removed from all restrictions. Actually, a similar statement was walking around the PACE and a year ago. But now the situation has changed. More and more Europeans insist that Moscow should have a full voting right in the organization. In particular, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland speaks openly about this. For this, however, the Norwegian is heavily criticized even in his native country, not to mention the Non-Lithuanian and Baltic states. However, those who support the idea of ??restoring Russia's membership in the PACE are guided not only by democratic ideals, but also by purely practical. In the summer of 2017 g. Moscow warned that it would only pay part of its contributions to the Council of Europe's budget until it was fully restored.

And if the situation drags on, then it will completely come out of the Council of Europe. Then not only Russian money to European institutions can not be seen, but decisions, for example, the European Court of Human Rights in the Russian Federation will not have any power.

Do you want so - please. As Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov wrote recently in Twetter, let the CE live on contributions from Ukraine and other ardent opponents of the Russian Federation.