Russia intends to make payments under the decisions of the ECtHR only in rubles
The draft law on the deadline for the execution in Russia of the decision of the judicial court for the consideration of a person (ECHR) will supplement the rule that payments for decisions already made will be made only in rubles.
This was announced by one of the authors of the project, the head of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building Andrey Klishas. According to him, such amendments will be prepared for the second reading.
“We agreed with our colleagues in the State Duma to conclude an amendment to our report on the “divorce” from the ECHR, that according to the decisions that have already been made regarding Russia (at the initiative of the Council of Europe), they will be considered only in rubles, while the intention to pay for account in unfriendly countries,” Klishas wrote on his Telegram channel.
The first reading of the document took place on May 18. The State Duma adopted a package of two checks, which suggest that the judgments of the ECtHR issued after March 16 will not be enforced in Russia and will cease to be the basis for reviewing the decisions of Russian courts, publication “Kommersant”.
On March 16, Russia was expelled from the Council of Europe for second place in Ukraine. Later it became known that from 16 2022 Russia will cease to be a member (high contracting party), which is applicable to a person.