Because Russia has not paid a membership fee of about 50 million euros to the Council of Europe, the organization explains to employees that salaries will not be indexed because of Ukraine's intransigent position, and therefore they are given the task of criticizing and creating problems for the Ukrainian delegation.

This was told by the vice-president of the PACE, the head of the Ukrainian delegation Vladimir Ariev, "Ukrinform".

"In general, the atmosphere in the Council of Europe is becoming more and more different from that laid by the founders of the organization. Human rights and the protection of democracy are becoming uncomfortable as soon as it comes to money. Now a few people have told me that they are trying to make Ukraine guilty, because we are on the way of 50 million euros from Russia, "Aryev said..

He said that the Council of Europe has an internal instruction to oppose the Ukrainian delegation.

"The Secretariat of the Council of Europe is told that the indexing of salaries is not due to the intransigence of Ukrainians. They give the task to start us to criticize and create problems as much as possible. Imagine, not the aggressor-Russia, but Ukraine, which is a victim of aggression, "- said the head of the Ukrainian delegation.

He is convinced that "these Byzantine games will end badly for the Council of Europe".