The first timid step: the political scientist said that he was changing the new PACE decision on Russia

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PACE recognized Putin as a dictator/Collage 24 Channel

PACE recognized Russian President Vladimir Putin as a dictator, and also that a dictatorship reigns in Russia.

Political scientist Taras Zagorodniy told24 Channelthat the PACE statement is rather a signal to the Russian elites, since Putin’s own reaction to it is predictable.

Come and hand it over to The Hague

This statement by PACE, according to the political scientist, gives cautious optimism, because previously the position of Western countries was that they were not going to change Putin’s power in Russia. After all, in their eyes, he was the one whom Russians chose in relatively democratic elections.

And therefore, when the West begins to say that there is a dictatorship in Russia, this is already the first timid step to declaring Putin incompetent for any negotiations. Therefore, the only way to end the war is to end Putin’s function as President of Russia, the political scientist emphasized.

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In fact, this statement is more of a sign to the Russian elites. There are many people in Russia who are dissatisfied with Putin, and the United States and Europe are pushing his circle to resolve the issue with him.

Come and be the first to hand him over to The Hague and get an amnesty. An absolutely cynical, but spirited approach and working scheme,” noted Taras Zagorodniy.

The West is demonstrating that there will be no negotiations with Putin, because he is a dictator, and believes that this will bring some benefit.

However, this PACE statement, as the political scientist emphasized, will not change Putin’s position in the short term. And in the long term, in the sense that presidential elections are due to take place in Russia in March 2024, this means that there will be no improvement in relations between Western countries and Russia.

More about the PACE statement on Putin

• The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recognized Vladimir Putin as a dictator and his regime as dictatorial. The PACE Committee on Legal Issues and Human Rights came to this conclusion after studying the amendments to the Russian Constitution that Putin introduced in 2020.
• According to these amendments, he has the opportunity to lead Russia until 2036.

< li>Putin’s dictatorship in Russia developed due to the long period of his arrival in power. And also because Russia lacks a strong parliament, an independent judiciary, free media and an active civil society.

• In addition, PACE believes that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now in its second year, poses a threat that Putin's dictatorship could threaten “international peace and security, as well as the territorial integrity and political independence of its neighbors.”
• Finally, PACE appealed to all countries to implement the decision of the ISS, which issued an arrest warrant for Putin, and detain him.
• Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba also called on the Council of Europe countries to recognize Putin as illegitimate after his current presidential term expires.