Lack of CoE Reaction to Terrorist Attack in Crocus City Hall Questions Its Impartiality: Russian MFA

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The building of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 29.03.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A shooting occurred last Friday in the Crocus City Hall concert venue in the city of Krasnogorsk, just outside Moscow, followed by a massive fire. Federal Security Service said that Ukraine's special services facilitated the terrorist attack and radical Islamists prepared it.
The lack of reaction from the leadership of the Council of Europe to the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall near Moscow that killed 143 people on March 22 questions the impartiality of its legal and expert mechanism, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik.

"The lack of a principled reaction to the barbaric attack on civilians raises reasonable questions about the ability of the leadership of the Council of Europe to contribute to ensuring international stability, countering terrorism, extremism and other challenges of our time, protecting human rights. It calls into question the impartiality... of the CoE's specialized legal and expert mechanism," Zakharova said.

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She added that this "cynical indifference" of the Council of Europe is especially noticeable against the backdrop of numerous condolences from many world leaders and international organizations.
"The tragedy at the Crocus City Hall concert venue shocked the entire world. Leaders of states and international organizations, representatives of the diplomatic corps, citizens of many countries strongly condemned this monstrous terrorist act, expressed condolences and support to the people of Russia. Amid solidarity shown by the international community, we noted the demonstrative cynical indifference of the leaders of the Council of Europe," Zakharova said.
Russia officially withdrew from the Council of Europe on March 15, 2022. Moscow said it would implement the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights if they do not contradict the Russian Constitution.
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