The Danube Commission has decided to revoke Russia's membership because of its missile and drone strikes on the Lower Danube in Ukraine. This was announced by Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
"Yesterday (December 14), at the 100th anniversary session under the Ukrainian chairmanship, the Danube Commission decided that Russia's membership is incompatible in view of its missile and drone strikes on the Lower Danube," he wrote.
Russia must leave the Commission by February 29, 2024, otherwise the members of the Commission will no longer recognize their obligations to Russia under the fundamental Belgrade Convention.
"This decision is an adequate response to the violation of the principles of free and safe navigation on the Danube. It also builds on the Commission's previous decision, adopted on March 17, 2022, to reject Russian credentials, ban Russians from all meetings and remove Russians from the secretariat. I am grateful to the members of the Danube Commission for this bold and principled step they took yesterday," the Minister said.
Russia's international isolation continues to grow.
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) December 15, 2023
After failing to be elected to the International Court of Justice, the IMO, UNESCO, and the OPCW executive boards in November, Russia suffered another diplomatic defeat at the Danube Commission, one of the world's oldest…
The Danube Commission is an international intergovernmental organization established in 1949 to regulate navigation on the Danube; the USSR and the Ukrainian SSR were among the founders, and in 1992 Russia and Ukraine became their successors.
