Russia discusses withdrawal from WTO, WHO

Radio RT quoted deputy speaker of the Russian parliament Pyotr Tolstoy that the State Duma (Russian lower house) and the Federation Council (Russian upper house) are planning to discuss the country’s withdrawal from the WTO and WHO. The submissions were previously sent by the Russian Foreign Ministry to the State Duma.

WTO headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland) – Photo: REUTERS

“Russia has withdrawn from the Council of Europe, now the next step is to withdraw from the WTO and WHO, which have ignored all obligations related to our country,” Tolstoy said. He also added that the Russian government is expected to amend other international obligations and treaties that “do not currently bring any benefit but cause direct damage to the country”.

In April, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that “illegal” restrictions imposed by Western countries on Russian companies were contrary to WTO rules and required an update of Russia’s strategy. in the organization before June 1.

According to RTThis decision comes in the context of sanctions on the Moscow government that subject Russia to about 10,000 targeted restrictions, making it the most sanctioned country in the world.

According to the news agency Reuters, Last week, on May 10, the WHO European regional members adopted a resolution that could lead to the closure of Russia’s regional office and the suspension of meetings in the country, as the move opposes Russia’s activities related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The special session of the European region adopted a resolution supported by Ukraine and the European Union, with 43 votes in favor, 3 against (Russia, Belarus, Tajikistan) and 2 abstentions.

Representatives health Organization The United Nations and its supporters add that they are working hard to avoid any major impact on Russia’s health system.