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First Official Meeting of the Council of Europe for the Russian Opposition in Exile

Nearly four years after Russia's exclusion from the Council of Europe, the Russian opposition in exile took part, on Thursday 29 January, in a first official meeting with the organisation's Parliamentary Assembly. A strong symbol for these critical figures of the Kremlin, gathered in Strasbourg as part of a new dialogue group.

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Nearly four years after Russia's exclusion from the Council of Europe, the Russian opposition in exile took part, on Thursday 29 January, in a first official meeting with the organisation's Parliamentary Assembly. A strong symbol for these critical figures of the Kremlin, gathered in Strasbourg as part of a new dialogue group.

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A historic step forward for the Russian opposition For the first time since the exclusion of Russia, representatives of the Russian opposition in exile were allowed to sit in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). This stage, which took place at the end of January 2026 in Strasbourg, represents a major step forward for the critical voices of the Kremlin living outside Russia. Russia had been excluded from the Council of Euro…

This was reported by “Evropska Pravda” in the communications department of PARE.The platform was created in October 2025 with the aim of allowing “Russian democratic forces in exile and leading members of the Assembly” to exchange views on issues of common interest.PACE President Petra Bair at the opening of the meeting She said: “Russia is not only its regime.” There are people inside and outside the country who reject war, condemn crimes commi…

Representatives of Russian democratic forces in emigration today were for the first time in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and there will be a democratic discussion platform in PACE, with 15 members: Vladimir Kara-Murza, Harry Kasparov, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Oleg Orlov and others.

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currenttime.tv broke the news in on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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