title: The exclusion of Russia from Council of Europe: initial reflections on the effects
abstract: Abstract The new situation related to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine led to Russia’s exclusion from the Council of Europe and the European regional human rights protection system in March 2022. This article aims to examine the legal and political consequences of the Russian Federation’s exclusion from the Council of Europe and the European human rights protection system. The research objective was achieved through the analysis of normative acts (hard law, soft law) of the Council, a review 
journal: Ius Novum