27/01/2022 | 12:38:53 Thank you, dear colleagues. We are now discussing the security situation in Europe and we need to admit that it is the worst in the 21st century. The world hybrid war started by Putin in 2008 by the war against Russia, we see it now. During this time we see propaganda war, cyberwar, we see small-scale terroristic attacks like killing in Salisbury, Berlin, like explosions in the Czech Republic, medium-to-large-scale military operations like the Russian wars against Georgia, Syria, and first of... 26/01/2022 | 19:26:56 Once again, we had a very fruitful discussion with colleagues. I agree on the wording that we found together. Once again, thank you, because that's very important work. Unfortunately, I don't believe in any reaction of the Russian Federation on what we're doing here. Like always, there will be nothing. I hope that all people, our rapporteur, the President of the Committee, all members, will remember this moment. Maybe when we discuss the credentials of the Russian Federation next time, they... 26/01/2022 | 19:21:21 Once again, a big thanks to the Secretariat and the rapporteur for their great work and to the president of our committee who worked on this. Now an oral sub-amendment was proposed. But the oral sub-amendment says "as soon as possible", we are speaking about terms, when the Russian authorities should react. Sorry, but when we are talking about the Russian Federation, the words "as soon as possible" mean "never". And we know this unfortunately about many cases: Mr Alexei Navalny, Mr Boris... 26/01/2022 | 18:16:34 I am certain that Russians would like for Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Vrubel, Tchaikovsky, for those to be the face of Russia, and for Russia to be associated with them, and not with Mr Alexei Navalny. It's quite clear that's not what the situation is. Mr Vladimir Putin is the face of Russia, he is the person that kills. He has become one of the richest people in the world. He has drawn together the colossal resources of that country for his benefit. Let's not forget that people in Russia make an... 26/01/2022 | 17:34:34 Thank you. The same. We propose the smallest possible punishment for what has been done. We propose not to allow members of Russian delegation to take part in any election assessment mission. Hence, it's clear why. What can they show to other countries? How to falsify elections? How to make elections on the internationally recognised territory of another state? How to use hundreds of thousands of people to forcefully participate? That is the idea of putting them on an election observation... 26/01/2022 | 17:29:17 Thank you, Mister Chairman. We propose to add the next words while depriving them so to ratify, if you so much want to ratify for dialogue, for everything, for defence of European Court of Human Rights, for Russian citizens, but don't forget that Putin changed the Constitution and now they can neglect it. But okay. But if ratify we propose to do it like this, while depriving them of the right to be appointed rapporteurs according to the rule 50.1. Because it's clear that the representatives... 26/01/2022 | 17:22:04 Dear colleagues, we propose just to delete the word "also" because it's hard to understand. What does it mean "also"? It is said it should "also" be highlighted. So "also" means that we have a number of positive things from Russian Federation. Which number? The whole report is about violation on violation on violation. What was done during the three years that the Russian Federation came back here? It was said at that moment that there will be progress, that we will have a dialogue, and the... 26/01/2022 | 16:17:18 Thank you. You know, you can read this report. Everything is right except the conclusion! Russia is violating everything, but the conclusion is: OK, let's not react at all. It's unbelievable. I just want to remind you in 2005 former KGB agent Vladimir Putin said that the biggest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century is the collapse of the Soviet Union, and he started to rebuild the Soviet Union. Just take a look: Kazakhstan, Belarus, occupied territory of Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova... 26/01/2022 | 12:08:57 Thank you Madam Chair. Thank you to the rapporteur for his great work and a really important report. I would like to speak about the fact that sport should be out of politics. That's extremely important today, because we know historically that dictators, tyrants, they like to use sport to cover their crimes and to show their might. We know this starting from Mr Adolf Hitler and finishing with Mr Vladimir Putin. We know that on 8 August 2008, on the day of the beginning of the Summer Olympic... 26/01/2022 | 11:14:18 Thank you. Thank you Mr President. First of all I would like to thank the rapporteur for the great work and a great report. Thank you very much. It is a really very important issue we are discussing now. Football is not just a sport. Football is the favourite game of millions. That's why it is also often used in an absolutely wrong way. It is often used in a wrong way in commercial issues, but also, unfortunately, in political issues which we are here for, our Assembly, the Council of Europe...