The contradictions that have arisen in the relations of Russia and the European Union, it is better to overcome, while Moscow has not left the organizations of the Council of Europe. This was stated by the Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament Radek Vondrachek. The Czech speaker bluntly admitted that he really wanted to warm the relations of the Russian Federation and the EU. "It is necessary to solve the contradictions. If Russia leaves the Council of Europe, it will have long-term consequences, which will be much more difficult to overcome, "said Vondrachek after a meeting with Federation Council Chairman Valentina Matvienko on Monday, October 15. Last week, the CE Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland threatened Russia with exclusion from the organization if it does not start paying contributions in full..

At the same time, the question of banning the vicious practice of depriving the voting rights of delegations, whose opinion does not coincide with the majority, adopted by the CE institutions remains open.. Discussing the situation, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin admitted that Moscow could withdraw from the CE. Russia was deprived of full participation in the work of PACE in 2014.. for the position in the Crimea. With this regard, from the summer of 2017. Moscow does not transfer part of the contributions to the CE budget. The lack of Russian money has hit the plans of the CE.