The governing structures in Russia and the current regime there

 

Doc. 7546

9 May 1996

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

presented by Mr. LANDSBERGIS and others

This motion has not been discussed in the Assembly and commits only the members who have signed it

            The Assembly,

            After President Yeltsin stated in August 1994 that it was impossible and would be unforgivable to intervene with military force in Chechnya, but being supposedly forced, ordered the intervention in December 1994;

            After the order of President Yeltsin to stop attacks of Russian armed forces against Chechnian towns and villages remained non-implemented by these forces in 1995;

            After the Russian Government and its armed forces ministries constantly ignored decisions of the State Duma to stop that war;

            When the recent peace plan by President Yeltsin included an immediate cease fire but remains non-implemented because of disobedience by Russian armed forces continuing to attack villages;

            When Mr. Muehlemann stated in a document, in April 1996, that "success of this peace will depend on the attitude of ... the armed forces ministries in Moscow ... ",

            Calls for an urgent debate about and constant monitoring of the real regime in the Russian Federation, which is becoming more and more a military one without any sufficient civil control on Russia's armed forces.

Signed[1]:

Landsbergis, Lithuania, EDG

Alexander, United Kingdom, EDG

Durant, United Kingdom, EDG

Jeszenszky, Hungary, EDG

Kelam, Estonia, EDG

Kovalev, Russia, LDR

Pante__jevs, Latvia, LDR

Ra�kinis, Lithuania, EPP

Severin, Romania, SOC

�pa_ek, Czech Republic, EDG

Trojan, Czech Republic, SOC

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[1]        SOC : Socialist Group

            EPP : Group of the European People's Party

            EDG : European Democratic Group

            LDR : Liberal, Democratic and Reformers Group

            UEL : Group of the Unified European Left