Putin, perhaps, without a visa for the EU

At its meeting in Strasbourg evroparlamentarci made it clear that they have no confidence in the Russian courts.

President Vladimir Putin of the Russian government could be denied entry into the European Union. Of course, all provided that the competent Member States agree with the proposal who yesterday presented the delegates of the European Parliament. Specifically, they were at a meeting in Strasbourg called for the introduction of strong sanctions against the Russian Federation, including visa bans senior public servants.

Evroparlamentaraca anger was induced, as stated - very bad state of the judiciary, the largest country in the world. In a resolution adopted on this occasion and titled: "The rule of law in Russia," notes the dissatisfaction of Europeans during the former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his associate Platon Lebedev (both sentenced to 14 years in prison).

Russian authorities were criticized for the arrest of opposition leader Boris Nemcova, 31 December last year, after a protest rally that was held with the permission of the Moscow government. The resolution also includes criticism for the human rights situation in the North Caucasus, weaknesses in the investigations of murders of a number of Russian journalists, and inefficiency in solving the cause of death of Sergei Magnitskog, lawyers, investment fund "Hermitage," which, under mysterious circumstances, died 16th November 2009. in solitary confinement in detention.

In short, lawmakers believe that justice in Russia selective and demanding that the Russian authorities on all matters referred to more frequently consult with European colleagues.

Consciously or not, evroparlamentarci were, in the Resolution, put into the role of "referee Russian judiciary", as in Moscow could not pass without comment jetkih. Andrei Klimov, deputy chairman of the Committee on International Relations of the Russian Duma, in an interview with daily newspaper Kommersant, said: "When such resolutions proposed for no particular reason, or no calls for dialogue between Russia and the EU, creating the impression that evroparlamentarci, simply - have better things to do. "

According to him, the adoption of this resolution is probably done at the insistence of Russian opposition leaders living in Europe. Klimov reminds us that recently took place in Strasbourg press conference attended by Werner Schulz, Heidi Hautala and co-chairman of the Party of National Freedom Boris Nemcova. The conference discussed the state of Russian opposition ahead of elections in Russia - parliamentary (the end of this year) and presidential 2012th

It is interesting that at this conference Nemcova revealed a list of Russian government officials who should be denied a visa to travel to EU countries. At the head of the list bears the name of the President of the Russian government - Vladimir Putin.

Representative of the Estonian parliament liberaldemokrata in Europe - Kristina Ojland - pointed out, however, that this institution should not interfere with the work of diplomatic services of any member of the EU, since such issues out in the field of its powers.

Is the determination expressed at the meeting of parliamentarians in Strasbourg enough to the EU-Russia relations entered a new "cold ring" will be seen as next week when Brussels is just Putin arrived. This meeting will require the parties to a pragmatic approach to all problems, and about the human rights situation in Russia.

Or, as Michael said Fjodotov, Head of the Presidential Council for Human Rights: "I do not have to deputies of the European Parliament to show us our faults. We are certainly better known. We need help to overcome these deficiencies. "