Regarding the situation with the participation of the Russian (half-sanctioned) delegation headed by Valentina Matvienko in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.

First, the decision of the official Bern to make an exception (not for the first time) for participants of international conferences under sanctions (also in Switzerland) was known since mid-July.

Secondly, signals were sent through diplomatic channels about the unwillingness to make an exception for Russians under sanctions, but to no avail.

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