The Russians, who have been absent from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for 5 years, made a remarkable return to it on Tuesday morning. There were eighteen of them, appointed by the Duma and led by their leader, Piotr Tolstoy. However, it will be necessary to wait until Wednesday to find out if this return can be accepted.
After the marathon vote on a resolution drafted under the aegis of Belgian Petra De Sutter and adopted last night (EUROPE B12281A8), after 9 hours of...