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Peace through strength: PACE adopts resolution on peace talks on Ukraine The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a resolution defining its position on peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. 30.01.25 15:34 3 596 7

In negotiations on Russia’s war against Ukraine, red lines must be drawn: purpose of peace – PACE President Rousopoulos In possible peace talks to end Russia's war against Ukraine, the question is what "peace" means, while red lines need to be set - what exactly is it for. 30.01.25 15:16 1 525 8

Ukraine shares PACE’s call for reform of key international institutions, including UN Security Council - MFA Ukraine shares PACE's call for reforming key international institutions, including the UN Security Council, to make them more representative and effective in resolving global crises. 28.01.25 15:16 679 2

War in Ukraine remains a priority issue for PACE, - Assembly President Rousopoulos Russia's war against Ukraine will remain a priority issue for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). 27.01.25 18:19 271 3

PACE commemorated 90th anniversary of Holodomor and called to oppose the war as new stage of Russia’s genocidal policy towards Ukraine The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe unanimously supported the resolution "Commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor - Ukraine is again facing the threat of genocide", in which it noted that the current aggressive war of the Russian Federation should be considered in the context of the previous attempt to destroy the Ukrainian nation and considered a new stage of Russia's genocidal policy. 03.10.24 15:23 500 2

PACE adopts first resolution on missing persons, prisoners of war and civilians held captive by RF On Wednesday, October 2, at the autumn session of the PACE in Strasbourg, a resolution was adopted in which the Council of Europe for the first time raises the issue of the release and further rehabilitation of Ukrainian prisoners, and also demands that Russia comply with the provisions of international humanitarian law. 02.10.24 21:14 1 209 5

PACE adopts resolution on long-term support for IDPs and Ukrainian asylum seekers Today, on 27 June, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution on long-term support for asylum seekers and internally displaced persons (IDPs). 27.06.24 20:33 1 624 3

PACE recognises Russia’s genocidal intent to destroy Ukrainian cultural heritage and identity The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has recognised Russia's genocidal intent to destroy Ukrainian cultural heritage and identity. 26.06.24 19:38 1 558 6

PACE recognizes Putin’s illegitimacy as Russian president and ROC as propaganda tool - resolution The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe stated in its resolution that it considers Russian President Vladimir Putin illegitimate, and recognized the Russian Orthodox Church as an instrument of Russian influence and propaganda. 17.04.24 22:40 9 898 52 World

PACE adopts resolution to support Ukraine’s recovery The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted in favour of a resolution to support Ukraine’s recovery. 16.04.24 19:25 525 3 World

Russian and Belarusian athletes should not participate in Olympics even in neutral status, - PACE President Rouxopoulos The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Theodoros Rouxopoulos, opposed the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the Olympic Games in Paris in the summer of 2024, even in a neutral status. 20.03.24 15:50 1 506 7 Sport

Austria fully supports Ukraine - President of National Council Sobotka Austria fully supports the Ukrainian people as they repel Russia’s unjustified war of aggression. 22.02.24 16:15 697 11 World

PACE adopts resolution calling to recognize deportation of Ukrainian children as war crime and genocide against people of Ukraine On January 25, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe unanimously adopted a resolution on the situation of children in Ukraine, calling on European parliaments to recognize the deportation of Ukrainian children as a war crime. 25.01.24 13:57 1 376 3 World

"Servant of People" Mezentseva: Ukraine and provision of weapons to it remains on agenda in PACE Ukraine remains on the agenda of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. 22.01.24 17:00 488 5 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

PACE started hearings on Ukrainian children. At meeting, they will talk about war and kidnapping to Russian Federation PACE President Tini Cox opened the hearing of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the situation with Ukrainian children. 15.12.23 13:43 420 2 Previously in trend: War

PACE adopted resolution recognizing Putin as dictator, and Russian Federation as dictatorship On October 13, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) unanimously adopted a resolution that recognizes Russian President Vladimir Putin as a dictator, his power as illegitimate, and Russia as a dictatorship. 13.10.23 12:57 7 656 64 World

PACE recognized Holodomor as genocide of Ukrainian people The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) voted to recognize the Holodomor as an act of genocide against the Ukrainian people. 12.10.23 20:00 6 457 29 World

PACE adopted resolution in which it fully supports Ukrainian peace formula The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted the resolution "Political Consequences of Russian Aggression Against Ukraine", in which it fully supported the Ukrainian peace formula. 22.06.23 19:32 857 2 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

PACE will consider resolution on non-admission of Russians and Belarusians to 2024 Olympics The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will consider the resolution on the non-admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to the 2024 Olympics in Paris. 18.06.23 18:47 2 157 10 Ukrainian Politics

MP Goncharenko: Arestovych was allowed to go on vacation to Israel, while I was not allowed to attend PACE events. PHOTOS A photo of a former advisor to Presidential Office, Oleksiy Arestovych, on holiday in Israel is circulating on social media. 22.05.23 20:32 37 718 196 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine should organize free and fair elections, - PACE president Kox The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Tinie Cox, considers it necessary to hold parliamentary and presidential elections in Ukraine even under martial law. 16.05.23 17:32 14 438 141 Ukrainian Politics

Zelensky: PACE resolution on deportation of Ukrainian children will help bring Russia to justice for genocide. VIDEO President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the citizens of Ukraine at the end of the 428th day of the war with Russia. 27.04.23 22:10 1 186 17 Previously in trend: War

PACE recognizes deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia as genocide The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recognized the deportation and forced transfer of Ukrainian children to the territory of the Russian Federation as genocide and called on the ICC to consider criminal prosecution for this crime. 27.04.23 19:05 3 038 11 Previously in trend: War

Athletes from Russia and Belarus cannot be allowed to participate in Olympics under any circumstances, - PACE President Kox The participation of Russians and Belarusians in the Olympic Games contradicts the Olympic goal of promoting peace and supports the propaganda of the aggressor. 25.04.23 16:15 823 6 World

PACE President on Russia’s withdrawal from the Council of Europe: Russia has made itself very vulnerable - let’s see what will happen if Putin comes with a request to China, what price he will set The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Tinie Cox, believes that the return of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe will be possible only after paying significant compensation to Ukraine and citizens who suffered due to human rights violations. 27.01.23 13:01 6 614 5 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Aggression of Russian Federation did not begin in 2022, but in 2014, - PACE resolution The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe approved a report and a resolution entitled "Sexual violence in times of conflict", devoted, among other things, to the issue of Russian aggression against Ukraine. 24.01.23 13:42 4 171 60 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Having crossed borders of Ukraine, Russia also crossed our "red lines", - PACE President Cox Tinie Cox, who was elected today for the second time in a row as the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, said that Russia had crossed "red lines" when it invaded Ukrainian territory, and called on it to end the war as soon as possible. 23.01.23 17:18 3 324 18 Previously in trend: War

PACE recognized Russia as country with terrorist regime The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution calling the Russian Federation a terrorist regime. 13.10.22 14:39 25 267 121 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Ukraine has only 10% of its need for air defense systems, - Zelensky Ukraine has only 10% of its need for air defense systems. 13.10.22 14:53 2 373 31 Previously in trend: War

PACE condemned attempts of show trial for Ukrainian prisoners of war The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) strongly condemned any attempts at a fake show trial of Ukrainian prisoners. 31.08.22 21:38 1 768 6 Society

PACE has adopted three resolutions on Ukraine, - said head of delegation Mezentsev The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has adopted three resolutions on Ukraine, said Maria Mezentseva, head of the Verkhovna Rada's permanent delegation to the PACE (Sluha narodu faction). 23.06.22 00:17 5 483 4 Ukrainian Politics

PACE voted for urgent establishment of tribunal to investigate Russian crimes in Ukraine The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a resolution proposing the urgent establishment of a special international tribunal to investigate the crimes of Russia's military aggression in Ukraine. 28.04.22 16:27 4 328 15 Previously in trend: War

Council of Europe suspends Russia's membership The Joint Committee of the Council of Europe, which brings together the PACE leadership, the representatives of the member states and the Secretary-General of the organization, recommends that an exclusive procedure be applied to Russia, leading to the country's exclusion from the CoE. 25.02.22 16:01 26 407 97 World

PACE urges Russian Federation to stop reprisals against Crimean Tatars The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a strict comprehensive resolution calling on the occupying power, the Russian Federation, to ensure that the rights of the Crimean Tatar people are respected, international law is observed, and Ukraine's territorial integrity is restored. 23.06.21 11:40 3 990 13 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

PACE calls on Russia to stop military provocations near Ukraine's borders The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) points to Russia's disruption of peaceful efforts to resolve the situation in eastern Ukraine and calls for an end to military provocations and escalation. 20.04.21 13:32 1 043 7 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukraine hopes head of PACE will raise such issues in Moscow as Crimea return, withdrawal of Russian troops from Donbas Oleksandr Merezhko, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, member of the Servant of the People faction, hopes that PACE Chairman Hendrik Dams, during his visit to Moscow on March 14-16, will be able to raise the issues of the occupied Crimea, the Russian military presence in Donbas and the case of aircraft of Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17 shot down by the Russian military. 15.03.21 12:35 1 672 14 Ukrainian Politics

PACE Confirms Russia's Delegation’s Authorities The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has confirmed authorities of the Russia’s delegation. 28.01.21 16:30 8 330 81 Ukrainian Politics

PACE draft decision proposes to waive sanctions against Russia – media The Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has approved a preliminary draft decision on confirming the powers of the Russian delegation without any restrictions. 27.01.21 10:32 6 755 68 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainian delegation to PACE challenges Russian delegation's credentials The Ukrainian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has challenged the Russian delegation's credentials, Ukrainian delegation member and deputy from the European Solidarity faction Oleksiy Honcharenko said. 25.01.21 14:17 2 760 13 Ukrainian Politics

Rada's delegation initiates creation of 'Crimean Platform' at PACE site – Mezentseva Head of the Verkhovna Rada's permanent delegation the to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Maria Mezentseva (from the Servant of the People faction) announced the creation of an informal 'Crimean Platform' at the PACE site. 20.01.21 16:57 669 3 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainian delegation to PACE elects new head The Permanent Delegation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has elected MP from the Servant of the People party Maria Mezentseva as new head. 12.01.21 11:10 21 168 78 Ukrainian Politics

PACE officially recognizes Russia as party to Minsk agreements The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a resolution in which it called on the Russian Federation to stop military aggression against Ukraine and recognized the Russian Federation as a party to the Minsk agreements. 31.01.20 11:51 9 463 59 World

Ukraine’s delegation to continue its work in PACE amid approval of Russia’s authority The delegation of Ukraine intends to continue its work in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), having abandoned the demarches, despite the approval of the Russian Federation's authority in the organization. 30.01.20 11:25 9 282 136 Ukrainian Politics

PACE approves authorities of Russian delegation The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has approved the authorities of the Russian delegation. 30.01.20 14:54 9 155 128 World

Russian lawmaker Petr Tolstoy elected as vice president in PACE at second tour The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) elected delegate from Russia Petr Tolstoy as the vice president in the second tour by the majority of the votes. 29.01.20 12:50 27 572 200 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainian MP elected as PACE Vice President. PHOTO Oleksandr Merezhko, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Policy and Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation, has been elected as the PACE Vice President. 27.01.20 16:19 6 175 39 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine planning to resume participation in PACE sessions in 2020 The Ukrainian delegation is planning to resume participation in Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) sessions in 2020. 13.01.20 14:49 1 900 35 Ukrainian Politics

Macron: Oleg Sentsov is great European. VIDEO French President Emmanuel Macron has met with Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, who was released from a Russian prison, on the sidelines of the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg. 01.10.19 17:48 5 991 63 Ukrainian Politics