On 16 March, the Secretariat-General of the Council of the EU proposed principles to Member States regarding Russia and Belarus in multilateral fora, following the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
It proposes that measures to suspend Russia and Belarus from international organisations be considered. These measures “should be prioritised, on a case-by-case basis, on the grounds of an assessment of: (a) the EU interests at stake; (b) the legal possibilities offered by the procedural rules...