Ukrainian President expressed disappointment about PACE decision
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelinsky expressed disappointment with the decision of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to approve the powers of the delegation of the Russian Federation without restrictions. The Head of State emphasized that during last week's official visits to France and Germany, he had personally discussed the issue of returning the Russian delegation with President of France Emmanuel Macron and Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel.
"I tried to convince President MacRoon and German Chancellor Merkel that the return of the Russian delegation to the Assembly could be achieved only after Russia complied with the basic demands of the Assembly, but unfortunately our European partners did not hear us and behaved differently," Zelinsky said.
The Head of State is hopeful that supporters of the return of the Russian delegation, who explained their position with the need to protect human and civil rights, will also demand the return of the captured Ukrainian sailors, as today, on June 25, the term of fulfillment of the relevant order of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea expires.
The President also thanked the Ukrainian parliamentary delegation and the friendly national delegations, which fought valiantly to the end to defend Ukraine's position.
Source: ukraine in arabic