Russia is expelled from the Council of the International Maritime Organization for the next two-year term

Russia was not re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organization for 2024-2025. This was announced by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on the social network X.

Щойно Асамблея Міжнародної морської організації обрала новий склад Ради ММО на 2024–2025 роки. Без Росії.

Справедливе рішення, адже ніхто не завдав більшої шкоди вільному судноплавству за останні десятиліття, ніж Росія.

Вдячний членам ММО за цей відповідальний крок.

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) December 1, 2023

"The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization has just elected a new composition of the IMO Council for 2024-2025. Without Russia," the President said in his post.


In his opinion, "this is a fair decision, because no one has caused more damage to free navigation in recent decades than Russia."


Zelensky thanked the IMO members for this responsible step.