Islamabad: In a press release from the Russian Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, that the Council of Europe in May 2023 initiated the creation of the so-called International “Register of Damages” that occurred to Ukraine during the conflict with Russia. It was put into operation in April 2024. The introduction of this mechanism is another manifestation of the double standard of the West.
The Council of Europe never once bothered to create a “Register of Damage” caused by NATO during its reckless military campaigns against Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Syria, involving both the United States and the members of the Council of Europe themselves.
This accident had nothing to do with protecting the legitimate security interests of NATO countries. In the Council of Europe, the damage caused worldwide by the crimes of the West has never been quantified. Strasbourg apparently believes that NATO missiles bring freedom and democracy instead of death and destruction.
It is clear to any unbiased observer that by creating such a “Registry” the West is cynically trying to shift responsibility for its own experiments to those who are trying to overcome the consequences of its actions. Western countries try to blame Russia for the failures of its own reckless policies – expanding NATO to the east, supporting the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev, turning Ukraine into a military springboard, supplying it with weapons and sending mercenaries there.
In fact, they should start with the damage caused to the population and civil infrastructure of Donbas since 2014 as a result of Kiev’s repressive operation. And the water and energy blockade of Crimea. And the illegal financial and economic sanctions imposed by the West against Russia and these regions. And “freezing” (essentially stealing) about $300 billion of Russian assets.
The Council of Europe does not even realize what a bottomless Pandora’s box it is opening. Many Asian, African and Latin American countries should take a closer look at this experience and consider creating an international “Register of Damages” caused by centuries of Western colonial and ongoing neo-colonial exploitation.
It is hard to say whether the idea of the Council of Europe is hypocritical, stupid or inhuman. Do its authors realize that such projects only lead to further escalation of the confrontation on the continent with hard-to-predict consequences?
However, the Council of Europe has long been used by the West in its hybrid war with Russia, primarily as an instrument of “legal aggression”. We should not forget that this organization has largely lost its original raison d’être, as set out in its Charter, and no longer serves European interests. In essence, it has turned into an “ideological department” of the European Union, which in turn is fully controlled by the United States and NATO.
