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Politics

Russia formally quits Council of Europe rights watchdog

Council Council of Europe Russia Strasbourg Ukraine
FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal addresses the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe via videolink, in an extraordinary session to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Strasbourg, France March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Russia on Tuesday formally quit the Council of Europe, a human rights watchdog based in Strasbourg, pre-empting possible expulsion over its attack on its neighbour Ukraine.

Pyotr Tolstoy, head of the Russian delegation at the Council's Parliamentary Assembly, handed a letter from Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the Council's secretary general announcing Moscow's decision, the Tass news agency reported.

(Writing by Kevin Liffey; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)

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