Russia: ‘A clear departure from everything Europe stands for’ – Politics

As a member of the Council of Europe, Russia has always had one foot in Europe. Now his exclusion is being discussed. A farewell with no return? Questions to the former Vice President of the European Court of Human Rights, Angelika Nußberger.

Interviewed by

Wolfgang Janisch, Karlsruhe

Russia is one of the 47 states in the Council of Europe – a few days ago its representation rights in its bodies were suspended. Was it wrong to rely on cooperation and goodwill for so long? And could the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) condemn the attack on Ukraine? A conversation with Angelika Nussberger58, ex-vice president of the ECHR and director of the Academy for European Human Rights Protection at the University of Cologne.

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