On June 25, following the restoration of the rights of the Russian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Ukrainian Canadian Congress National President Alexandra Chyczij issued the following statement.
Yesterday, under cover of night, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in a vote of 118-62, voted to restore the Russian delegation’s voting rights, allowing members of the Russian delegation to once again lead committees and to participate in PACE’s governing bodies.