Observers from Russia will try to break into Kyiv, despite the Ukrainian ban
Observers from Russia will try to fly to Kyiv to monitor preparations for the presidential elections, despite the decision adopted the day before by the Verkhovna Rada prohibition for Russian citizens to participate in such a mission in Ukraine.
According to the Kommersant newspaper, on February 11, Russian women Kristina Bogdanova from the Russian Foundation for Free Elections and Elizaveta Borisova from the Russian Public Institute of Electoral Law will fly to Kyiv to monitor the elections under the mandate of the ODIHR.
“Their candidacies were hardly chosen by chance. Ukrainian border guards often turn away men from Russia aged 16-60, citing security reasons or no explanation at all. But in this case, firstly, women are traveling to Ukraine, secondly, employees of non-governmental organizations, and thirdly, with a clear goal - participation in an international monitoring mission,” the publication says.
The publication recalls that until yesterday’s decision of the Verkhovna Rada, Russia still had a loophole - clause 8 of the Document of the Copenhagen Meeting of the 1990 OSCE Human Dimension Conference. It obliges all OSCE countries to accept election observers from any other member states of the organization.
“But it contains a phrase that other states can observe the progress of elections in any country “in the amount permitted by law.” Since February 7, the Ukrainian law has established this number for Russians - not a single one,” the newspaper writes.
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