The European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs has made yet another insane anti-Russian demand. They have issued a statement calling on the European Union to be prepared to withhold recognition of the parliamentary elections to the Russian State Duma, scheduled for September 17-19, if they are seen to violate international law. The document was approved by 56 votes in favor, nine against and five abstentions. Luckily resolutions of the European Parliament are only recommendatory and not binding for other institutions of the European Union.
“Members conclude by saying that the EU must be prepared to withhold recognition of the Russian parliament, if the 2021 parliamentary elections are considered to have been conducted in violation of democratic principles and international law,” the document said.
“MEPs stress, however, that Russia can have a democratic future, and that the Council must adopt an EU strategy for a future democratic Russia, encompassing incentives and conditions to strengthen democratic domestic tendencies,” the document said.
