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Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the delegation of the Russian Federation

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1On 26 January 2015, the still unratified credentials of the Russian delegation were challenged on the basis of Articles 8.1 and 8.2 of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliamentary Assembly on the grounds that the role and participation of the Russian Federation in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, as well as its continued illegal annexation of Crimea was in violation of the Statute of the Council of Europe (ETS No. 1) as well as its accession commitments to the Council of Europe, which, in general, brought into question the commitment of the Russian delegation to the principles and membership obligations of the Council of Europe.
2The Assembly recalls its Resolution 1990 (2014) on the reconsideration on substantive grounds of the previously ratified credentials of the Russian delegation. In this resolution, the Assembly considered that the illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, and the involvement and actions of the Russian Federation in the lead up to this annexation, constituted a grave violation of international law and were a clear contradiction to the Statute of the Council of Europe and Russia’s accession commitments. The Assembly strongly condemned the violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity by the Russian Federation, which required a strong signal of disapproval from the Assembly. At the same time, the Assembly highlighted the need for continuing dialogue with the Russian Federation, including on Russia’s obligations and adherence to the values and principles of the Council of Europe. The Assembly therefore decided not to annul the credentials of the Russian delegation but to suspend, until the end of the 2014 session, the voting rights of the Russian delegation as well as its right to be represented in the Bureau, Presidential Committee and Standing Committee of the Assembly and its right to participate in election observation missions. In addition, in this resolution, the Assembly reserved the right to annul the credentials of the Russian delegation if the Russian Federation did not de-escalate the situation and reverse the annexation of Crimea.

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Sergey ZHELEZNYAK, Mr Alexander ROMANOVICH, Ms Olga KAZAKOVA, Mr Igor LEBEDEV, Mr Anton BELYAKOV, Mr Leonid SLUTSKIY

Votes: 37 in favor 160 against 12 abstentions

In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 2, add the following sentence: "The Assembly also invited the Monitoring Committee to consider setting up an investigative sub-committee tasked with examining and following the developments since August 2013 relating to the conflict."

3The Assembly condemns the illegal annexation of Crimea and its continuing integration into the Russian Federation. It is concerned by statements by Russian political leaders that clearly imply that a resolution of this issue in line with international law and principles will not be possible in the foreseeable future. The Assembly reasserts that the illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation is a gross violation of international law, including of the United Nations Charter, the Helsinki Final Act of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) as well as the Statute of the Council of Europe and Russia’s accession commitments to this Organisation.
4The Assembly is alarmed about the deterioration of the human rights situation in Crimea, including the deaths and disappearances of political activists that were critical of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. It is equally concerned about the threats and actions against independent and critical media outlets. In this respect, the Assembly urges the Russian authorities to:

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Sergey ZHELEZNYAK, Mr Alexander ROMANOVICH, Ms Olga KAZAKOVA, Mr Igor LEBEDEV, Mr Anton BELYAKOV, Mr Leonid SLUTSKIY

Votes: 18 in favor 182 against 10 abstentions

In the draft resolution, paragraph 4, first sentence, before the words "deaths and disappearances", insert the word "alleged".

4.1reverse the illegal annexation of Crimea;
4.2fully and transparently investigate these deaths and disappearances as well as allegations of abuse and human rights violations by the police and (para)military forces active in this region;

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Sergey ZHELEZNYAK, Mr Alexander ROMANOVICH, Ms Olga KAZAKOVA, Mr Igor LEBEDEV, Mr Anton BELYAKOV, Mr Leonid SLUTSKIY

In the draft resolution, paragraph 4.2, before the words "deaths and disappearances", insert the word "alleged".

4.3disband all paramilitary forces in the region;
4.4refrain from any pressure and threats of closure of independent media outlets and reverse the closure of the Crimean Tatar Channel, ATR.
5The situation of minorities in Crimea, in particular the Crimean Tatar community, is of serious concern to the Assembly. It is dismayed by the raids on Tatar organisations and institutions, including the offices of the Tatar Mejlis, as well as the ban on entry into Crimea for the Crimean Tatar leaders, Mr Mustafa Dzhemilev and Mr Refat Chubarov. In addition, the Assembly expresses it concern about reports of the diminishing availability of education in the Ukrainian language in Crimea. In this respect, the Assembly calls on the Russian authorities to:
5.1refrain from any harassment of, and pressure on, Crimean Tatar institutions and organisations;
5.2allow the return to Crimea, and their free movement across the administrative boundary line, of Mr Mustafa Dzhemilev and Mr Refat Chubarov;
5.3take all necessary measures to ensure the continued availability of education in the Ukrainian language.
6The Assembly welcomes that, with few exceptions, civilians continue to move freely across the administrative boundary between Crimea and the rest of Ukraine. It calls on all authorities concerned to refrain from any undue measures that could hinder or impede this free movement of civilians.
7The Assembly is extremely concerned about the developments in eastern Ukraine and condemns Russia’s role in instigating and escalating these developments, including with arms supplies to insurgent forces and covert military action by Russian troops inside eastern Ukraine, which are a gross violation of international law, including the Statute of the Council of Europe as well as of the Minsk protocol to which Russia is a Party. In addition, the Assembly expresses its dismay about the participation of large numbers of Russian “volunteers” in the conflict in eastern Ukraine without any apparent action of the Russian authorities to stop this participation, despite it being in violation of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation itself. It takes note of credible reports of burials of soldiers on Russian territory. The Assembly condemns the violation of the territorial integrity and borders of a Council of Europe member State by the Russian Federation. It therefore calls on the Russian authorities to immediately:

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Sergey ZHELEZNYAK, Mr Alexander ROMANOVICH, Ms Olga KAZAKOVA, Mr Igor LEBEDEV, Mr Anton BELYAKOV, Mr Leonid SLUTSKIY

Votes: 18 in favor 180 against 11 abstentions

In the draft resolution, paragraph 7, first sentence, before the words "arms supplies", insert the word "alleged".

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Sergey ZHELEZNYAK, Mr Alexander ROMANOVICH, Ms Olga KAZAKOVA, Mr Igor LEBEDEV, Mr Anton BELYAKOV, Mr Leonid SLUTSKIY

Votes: 20 in favor 183 against 9 abstentions

In the draft resolution, paragraph 7, in the last sentence, after the words "the Russian authorities", insert the following words : "as well as the authorities of the Council of Europe member states and observers".

7.1withdraw all its troops, including covert forces, from Ukrainian territory;
7.2refrain from supplying weapons to the insurgent forces;

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Sergey ZHELEZNYAK, Mr Alexander ROMANOVICH, Ms Olga KAZAKOVA, Mr Igor LEBEDEV, Mr Anton BELYAKOV, Mr Leonid SLUTSKIY

Votes: 16 in favor 187 against 12 abstentions

In the draft resolution, paragraph 7.2, replace the words "insurgent forces" with the following words : "opposing forces".

7.3take credible measures to end the influx of Russian volunteers into the conflict in eastern Ukraine;

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Sergey ZHELEZNYAK, Mr Alexander ROMANOVICH, Ms Olga KAZAKOVA, Mr Igor LEBEDEV, Mr Anton BELYAKOV, Mr Leonid SLUTSKIY

Votes: 28 in favor 174 against 9 abstentions

In the draft resolution, paragraph 7.3, delete the word "Russian".

7.4adopt amendments to the Criminal Code that criminalise participation of Russian civilians in armed conflicts abroad, also if they are not remunerated for their actions;

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Sergey ZHELEZNYAK, Mr Alexander ROMANOVICH, Ms Olga KAZAKOVA, Mr Igor LEBEDEV, Mr Anton BELYAKOV, Mr Leonid SLUTSKIY

Votes: 29 in favor 175 against 10 abstentions

In the draft resolution, paragraph 7.4, delete the word "Russian".

7.5prosecute to the full extent of the Russian law, all Russian citizens who have participated as “volunteers” in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine;

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Sergey ZHELEZNYAK, Mr Alexander ROMANOVICH, Ms Olga KAZAKOVA, Mr Igor LEBEDEV, Mr Anton BELYAKOV, Mr Leonid SLUTSKIY

Votes: 28 in favor 176 against 8 abstentions

In the draft resolution, paragraph 7.5, replace the words "the full extent of the Russian law, all Russian citizens" with the following words : "the full extent of the law, all citizens".

7.6give its full co-operation to the investigations into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17;
7.7bring the Federal Law on Defence of the Russian Federation into line with the opinion of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) on this law;
7.8ensure the permanent Ukrainian/Russian control of their joint State border;
7.9immediately release all hostages, prisoners of war and illegally held persons.
8In the view of the Assembly, the conflict in eastern Ukraine can only be resolved by political means. It therefore welcomes the Minsk agreement and protocols, signed by the Russian Federation and Ukraine, as well as by the self-proclaimed people’s republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. It regrets the repeated violations by all sides of the ceasefire regime. It calls on all signatories to respect the ceasefire and fully implement the Minsk protocols. It particularly calls on the Russian authorities to allow and assist the Ukrainian authorities to establish full control, under international monitoring, of its entire border with Russia, which is the basis of the political solution of the conflict as foreseen in the Minsk protocols.

27 January 2015

Tabled by Sir Christopher CHOPE, Lady Diana ECCLES, Sir Jeffrey DONALDSON, Lord Alexander DUNDEE, Lord Donald ANDERSON, Mr Robert WALTER, Sir Roger GALE, Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Mr Andrzej JAWORSKI, Mr Piotr WACH, Ms Inese LAIZĀNE, Ms Nellija KLEINBERGA, Mr Jarosław SELLIN, Mr Margus HANSON, Ms Dzhema GROZDANOVA, Mr Antoni TRENCHEV, Ms Svitlana ZALISCHUK, Ms Kristýna ZELIENKOVÁ, Mr Viktor VOVK, Mr Serhii KIRAL, Lord Richard BALFE, Mr James CLAPPISON, Mr Volodymyr ARIEV, Ms Chiora TAKTAKISHVILI, Baroness Judith WILCOX, Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS

Votes: 139 in favor 55 against 21 abstentions

In the draft resolution, paragraph 8, after the second sentence, insert the following sentence: "It therefore expresses its great concern that the Russian Federation is now denying that it is even a party to the Minsk Agreement and Protocols asserting that it is only an observer."

9The Assembly is deeply concerned by repeated and credible reports of human rights violations, including possible war crimes, by armed insurgents as well as voluntary battalions fighting alongside the Ukrainian armed forces. The Russian and Ukrainian authorities should fully and transparently investigate any reports of human right violations and war crimes committed by their nationals and, where violations are found, prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.
10Underscoring the need for a negotiated solution to the conflict, the Assembly cannot but condemn the statement of the pro-Russian rebel leader, Alexander Zakharchenko, on 23 January 2015, that his forces will no longer abide by, or are interested in, a ceasefire agreement, as well as his decision to start an offensive to occupy the rest of the Donetsk region as well as the city of Mariupol. This represents a serious escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The Assembly equally condemns the rocket attack by separatist forces on the town of Mariupol that left at least 30 civilians dead. It urges Russia to use its influence to ensure that the rebel forces return to the negotiating table and fully adhere to the ceasefire agreement as foreseen in the Minsk protocols.

27 January 2015

Tabled by Ms Iryna GERASHCHENKO, Mr Sergiy VLASENKO, Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV, Ms Mariia IONOVA, Mr Serhiy LABAZIUK, Ms Kristýna ZELIENKOVÁ, Mr Giorgi KANDELAKI, Ms Chiora TAKTAKISHVILI, Mr Rait MARUSTE, Mr Margus HANSON

Votes: 43 in favor 147 against 13 abstentions

In the draft resolution, paragraph 10, replace the last sentence with the following sentence: "These actions testify that the self-proclaimed people's republics of Donetsk and Luhansk are de facto terrorist organisations supported by the Russian Federation."

11The Assembly expresses serious concern about the imprisonment and indictment by the Russian Federation of Ms Nadiya Savchenko, who is now a member of the Assembly. The Assembly considers her transfer by Ukrainian insurgents to the Russian Federation and subsequent imprisonment by the Russian authorities to be in violation of international law amounting to her de facto kidnapping. The Assembly calls on the Russian authorities to immediately release Ms Savchenko and allow her to return to Ukraine.

27 January 2015

Tabled by the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

In the draft resolution, paragraph 11, after the second sentence, insert the following sentence: "It demands that the Russian Federation respect its obligations under international law, as a Party to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities and its Protocol, according to which Ms Nadia Savchenko, as member of the Parliamentary Assembly, enjoys European parliamentary immunity."

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Sergiy VLASENKO, Ms Svitlana ZALISCHUK, Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV, Ms Mariia IONOVA, Mr Pavlo UNGURYAN, Ms Yuliya LOVOCHKINA, Mr Robert WALTER, Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS, Ms Kristýna ZELIENKOVÁ, Ms Gabriela PECKOVÁ, Ms Chiora TAKTAKISHVILI, Mr Irakli CHIKOVANI, Mr André BUGNON, Ms Judith OEHRI, Mr Gerold BÜCHEL, Mr Serhii KIRAL, Ms Iryna GERASHCHENKO, Ms Olena SOTNYK, Mr Serhiy LABAZIUK

Votes: 173 in favor 12 against 18 abstentions

In the draft resolution, paragraph 11, replace the last sentence with the following sentence : "The Assembly calls upon the Russian authorities to release Ms Savchenko within 24 hours and to ensure her return to Ukraine."

12Russia’s actions in Ukraine demonstrate its lack of willingness to honour its accession commitments with regard to its relations with neighbouring countries. The Assembly therefore calls on the Russian authorities to dispel such concerns by:
12.1implementing Resolution 1633 (2008) on the consequences of the war between Georgia and Russia, Resolution 1647 (2009) on the implementation of Resolution 1633 and Resolution 1683 (2009) on the war between Georgia and Russia: one year after, and reversing the ethnic cleansing and the occupation of the Georgian provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and allowing access to European Union monitors to these regions;
12.2removing any obstacles to the free movement of civilians across the administrative boundary lines between South Ossetia and Abkhazia and the rest of Georgia;
12.3implementing without delay its accession commitment to withdraw the 14th Army and its equipment from the territory of the Republic of Moldova;

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Sergey ZHELEZNYAK, Mr Alexander ROMANOVICH, Ms Olga KAZAKOVA, Mr Igor LEBEDEV, Mr Anton BELYAKOV, Mr Leonid SLUTSKIY

Votes: 9 in favor 180 against 13 abstentions

In the draft resolution, delete paragraph 12.3.

12.4promptly implementing the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Catan and others v. the Russian Federation and the Republic of Moldova related to the right to education in Latin-script schools in Transnistria, and refraining from boycotting Moldovan products with the objective of unduly influencing the Republic of Moldova’s foreign policy choices;
12.5continuing its constructive engagement in the OSCE Minsk Group in order to find a peaceful solution to the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and suspending the sale of offensive weaponry to Armenia and Azerbaijan until such time as this conflict has been resolved.
13In the view of the Assembly, no solution to the conflict in Ukraine will be possible without the full participation and commensurate political will of the Russian Federation. The Assembly therefore needs to maintain a constructive dialogue with the Russian delegation on this issue as well as on the honouring of its obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe. However, it emphasises that such dialogue can only take place if the Russian authorities are willing to participate, in good faith and without preconditions, in a constructive and open dialogue with the Assembly, including on those issues where the views of the Assembly and Russia differ. While, to the Assembly’s regret, its offer in Resolution 1990 (2014) for such a dialogue was originally rejected by the State Duma, there have been clear signals that the Duma is now willing to engage in such a constructive dialogue with the Assembly.

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Giorgi KANDELAKI, Mr David BAKRADZE, Ms Kerstin LUNDGREN, Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE, Mr Kimmo SASI, Mr Aleksandar NIKOLOSKI, Ms Kristýna ZELIENKOVÁ, Ms Gabriela PECKOVÁ, Mr Rom KOSTŘICA, Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS, Ms Chiora TAKTAKISHVILI, Ms Svitlana ZALISCHUK, Sir Christopher CHOPE, Mr Robert WALTER, Mr Rait MARUSTE, Mr Margus HANSON, Mr Igor KOLMAN

In the draft resolution, paragraph 13, replace the second sentence with the following sentence: "The Russian Federation therefore needs to engage in a meaningful dialogue with the Assembly on this issue as well as on the honouring of its obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe."

14In order to foster the dialogue with the Russian Federation, the Assembly for now resolves to ratify the credentials of the Russian delegation. But, at the same time, as a clear expression of its condemnation of the continuing grave violations of international law in respect of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, including the Statute of the Council of Europe and Russia’s accession commitments to this Organisation, the Assembly resolves to suspend the following rights of the Russian delegation for the duration of the 2015 session of the Assembly:

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Giorgi KANDELAKI, Mr David BAKRADZE, Ms Kerstin LUNDGREN, Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE, Mr Kimmo SASI, Ms Kristýna ZELIENKOVÁ, Ms Gabriela PECKOVÁ, Mr Rom KOSTŘICA, Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS, Ms Chiora TAKTAKISHVILI, Ms Svitlana ZALISCHUK, Mr Rait MARUSTE, Mr Margus HANSON, Mr Igor KOLMAN

If adopted, amendments 25, 18, 16, 28, 20 falls.

Votes: 61 in favor 138 against 14 abstentions

In the draft resolution, paragraph 14, replace the words from "for now resolves" in the first sentence to the end of paragraph 16 with the following words: "resolves not to ratify the credentials of the Russian delegation and stays ready to re-examine this issue at its June part-session provided that the minimal conditions listed in Article 7 of this resolution are met."

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV, Mr Sergiy VLASENKO, Ms Mariia IONOVA, Ms Svitlana ZALISCHUK, Ms Olena SOTNYK, Mr Piotr WACH, Mr Robert WALTER, Mr Volodymyr ARIEV, Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI

In the draft resolution, paragraph 14, replace the words from "to suspend" to the end of paragraph 14.3 with the following words : "to annul the credentials of the Russian delegation."

14.1the right to be appointed rapporteur;

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Giorgi KANDELAKI, Mr David BAKRADZE, Ms Kerstin LUNDGREN, Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE, Ms Kristýna ZELIENKOVÁ, Ms Gabriela PECKOVÁ, Mr Rom KOSTŘICA, Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS, Ms Chiora TAKTAKISHVILI, Ms Svitlana ZALISCHUK, Mr Robert WALTER, Sir Christopher CHOPE, Mr Rait MARUSTE, Mr Margus HANSON, Mr Igor KOLMAN

If adopted, amendments 18, 16, 28, 20 falls. Falls if amendment 26 is adopted.

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 14.3, add the following paragraphs, and delete paragraph 15: "- the right to vote; - the right to be a candidate for the office of President of the Assembly, Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of a committee or sub-committee; - the right to be represented in the Bureau, Standing Committee and the Joint Committee of the Assembly; - the right of institutional representation of the Assembly in Council of Europe bodies or other organisations; - the right to address questions to the Committee of Ministers; - the right to table motions."

27 January 2015

Tabled by Ms Olena SOTNYK, Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV, Ms Kristýna ZELIENKOVÁ, Ms Gabriela PECKOVÁ, Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Mr Serhiy LABAZIUK, Ms Svitlana ZALISCHUK, Ms Mariia IONOVA, Mr Boryslav BEREZA, Mr Zviad KVATCHANTIRADZE, Ms Françoise HETTO-GAASCH, Mr Giorgi KANDELAKI, Ms Beata BUBLEWICZ, Ms Helena HATKA, Mr Marek BOROWSKI, Mr Volodymyr ARIEV

If adopted, amendments 16, 28, 20 falls. Falls if amendments 25, 26 are adopted.

Votes: 59 in favor 145 against 10 abstentions

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 14.3, insert the following two paragraphs: "- voting rights; - the right to be represented in the Bureau of the Assembly, the Presidential Committee and the Standing Committee;"

27 January 2015

Tabled by Ms Kristýna ZELIENKOVÁ, Ms Gabriela PECKOVÁ, Ms Olena SOTNYK, Mr Krzysztof SZCZERSKI, Mr Ryszard TERLECKI, Mr Giorgi KANDELAKI, Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Ms Yuliya LOVOCHKINA

If adopted, amendments 28, 20 falls. Falls if amendments 25, 18, 26 are adopted.

Votes: 58 in favor 146 against 8 abstentions

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 14.3, insert the following paragraph: "- voting rights;"

14.2the right to be member of an ad hoc committee on observation of elections;
14.3the right to represent the Assembly in Council of Europe bodies as well as external institutions and organisations, both instructionally and on an occasional basis.
15In addition to the sanctions outlined in paragraphs 14.1 to 14.3, the Assembly resolves to suspend the voting rights and right to be represented in the Bureau of the Assembly, the Presidential Committee and the Standing Committee of the Russian delegation to the Assembly at the opening of its June 2015 part-session, if Russia has not made marked and measurable progress towards implementing the demands of the Assembly formulated in this resolution in paragraphs 4.1 to 4.4, paragraphs 5.1 to 5.3, paragraphs 7.1 to 7.9, paragraph 11 and paragraphs 12.1 to 12.4; and has not given its full co-operation to the working group mentioned in paragraph 17 of this resolution.

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Margus HANSON, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Kimmo SASI, Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE, Ms Kerstin LUNDGREN, Ms Kristýna ZELIENKOVÁ, Ms Gabriela PECKOVÁ, Mr Rom KOSTŘICA, Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS, Ms Chiora TAKTAKISHVILI, Ms Svitlana ZALISCHUK, Sir Christopher CHOPE, Mr Robert WALTER, Mr Rait MARUSTE, Mr Igor KOLMAN

If adopted, amendment 20 falls. Falls if amendments 25, 18, 16, 26 are adopted.

Votes: 148 in favor 64 against 6 abstentions

In the draft resolution, replace paragraph 15 with the following paragraph:

"In addition to the sanctions outlined in paragraphs 14.1 to 14.3, the Assembly resolves to suspend the voting rights and the right to be represented in the Bureau of the Assembly, the Presidential Committee and the Standing Committee of the Russian delegation to the Assembly. However, it resolves to return to this issue, with a view to reinstating these two rights at its June 2015 part-session if Russia has made marked and measurable progress towards implementing the demands of the Assembly formulated in this resolution in paragraphs 4.1 to 4.4; paragraphs 5.1 to 5.3; paragraphs 7.1 to 7.9; paragraph 11; paragraphs 12.1 to 12.4; and has given its full cooperation to the working group mentioned in paragraph 17 of this resolution."

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV, Mr Sergiy VLASENKO, Ms Mariia IONOVA, Ms Svitlana ZALISCHUK, Ms Olena SOTNYK, Mr Piotr WACH, Mr Robert WALTER, Mr Volodymyr ARIEV, Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI

In the draft resolution, replace paragraph 15 with the following paragraph:

"The Assembly reserves the right to consider the possibility of restoration of credentials of the Russian delegation at the opening of its June 2015 part-session, if Russia has made marked and measurable progress towards implementing the demands of the Assembly formulated in this resolution in paragraphs 4.1 to 4.4; paragraphs 5.1 to 5.3; paragraphs 7.1 to 7.9; paragraph 11 and paragraphs 12.1 to 12.5; and has given its full co-operation to the working group mentioned in paragraph 17 of this resolution."

27 January 2015

Tabled by Ms Olena SOTNYK, Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV, Ms Kristýna ZELIENKOVÁ, Ms Gabriela PECKOVÁ, Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Mr Serhiy LABAZIUK

In the draft resolution, replace paragraph 15 with the following paragraph:

"In addition to the sanctions outlined in paragraph 14, the Assembly resolves to annul the credentials of the Russian delegation at its June part-session 2015 if Russia has not made marked and measurable progress towards implementing the demands of the Assembly formulated in this resolution in paragraphs 4.1 to 4.4; paragraphs 5.1 to 5.3; paragraphs 7.1 to 7.9; paragraph 11; paragraphs 12.1 to 12.5; and has not given its full cooperation to the working group mentioned in paragraph 17 of this resolution."

27 January 2015

Tabled by Ms Kristýna ZELIENKOVÁ, Ms Gabriela PECKOVÁ, Ms Olena SOTNYK, Mr Krzysztof SZCZERSKI, Mr Ryszard TERLECKI, Mr Boryslav BEREZA, Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS, Mr Giorgi KANDELAKI, Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE, Mr Arkadiusz MULARCZYK

In the draft resolution, replace paragraph 15 with the following paragraph:

"In addition to the sanctions outlined in paragraph 14, the Assembly resolves to annul the credentials of the Russian delegation at its June part session 2015, if Russia has not made marked and measurable progress towards implementing the demands of the Assembly formulated in this resolution in paragraphs 4.1 to 4.4; paragraphs 5.1 to 5.3; paragraphs 7.1 to 7.9; paragraph 11 and paragraphs 12.1 to 12.5; and has not given its full co-operation to the working group mentioned in paragraph 17 of this resolution.

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Emanuelis ZINGERIS, Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS, Mr Giorgi KANDELAKI, Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE, Mr Arkadiusz MULARCZYK

Falls if amendments 16, 18, 25, 26, 28 are adopted.

In the draft resolution, paragraph 15, replace the words "at the opening of its June 2015 part-session if" with the following words: "until the opening of its June 2015 part-session, as".

16The Assembly resolves to annul the credentials of the Russian delegation at its June 2015 part-session if no progress is made with regard to the implementation of the Minsk protocols and memorandum as well as the demands and recommendations of the Assembly as expressed in this resolution, in particular with regard to the immediate withdrawal of Russian military troops from eastern Ukraine.
17The Assembly invites the Bureau of the Assembly to consider setting up, pending the agreement of the parliaments concerned, a special working group with the participation of the Speakers of the Russian State Duma and the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, or their representatives, to formulate possible action by the Parliamentary Assembly in support of the implementation of the Minsk protocols.

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Andreas GROSS, Ms Nataša VUČKOVIĆ, Ms Liliane MAURY PASQUIER, Mr Tiny KOX, Ms Lise CHRISTOFFERSEN, Ms Melita MULIĆ, Mr Jordi XUCLÀ, Mr Pedro AGRAMUNT

Votes: 160 in favor 17 against 27 abstentions

In the draft resolution, paragraph 17, after the words "or their representatives", insert the following words: "to contribute to the realisation of all the propositions made in this resolution and".

27 January 2015

Tabled by Mr Andreas GROSS, Ms Nataša VUČKOVIĆ, Ms Liliane MAURY PASQUIER, Mr Tiny KOX, Ms Lise CHRISTOFFERSEN, Ms Melita MULIĆ, Mr Jordi XUCLÀ, Mr Pedro AGRAMUNT

In the draft resolution, paragraph 17, after the words "to formulate possible", insert the word "further".