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Ukrainian delegation walks out of PACE session

Published June 26, 2019 at 8:04 pm

Activists hold placards as they shout slogans in front of the Austrian embassy in Kyiv on June 25, 2019.

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STRASBOURG – The Ukrainian delegation has left the session room of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on June 26 after Russia’s delegation had all its powers confirmed.

After the vote all members of the Ukrainian delegation gathered at the center of the room and announced its walkout. After that the PACE session was suspended.