Russia has once again been excluded from the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

For the second consecutive year, the Russian Federation has failed to gain a seat on the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Instead, the Czech Republic and the Republic of North Macedonia have been included in its composition for the 2025-2027 term.

This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

A total of 140 countries voted for the composition of the OPCW Executive Council, with the following results: Czech Republic – 128 votes, Republic of North Macedonia – 86 votes, Russian Federation – 56 votes.

“The voting today demonstrates the principled stance of the international community: as long as Russia is waging an aggressive war against Ukraine, including using dangerous chemicals on the battlefield, it has no moral right to be part of the governing bodies of international organizations,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated.

The ministry added that Ukraine possesses sufficient evidence of Russia's violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention and will continue to engage the international community in decisive opposition to the aggressor and its unlawful actions, particularly through the independent and expert work of the OPCW.

Background. Earlier, the General Staff reported that the Russians are using special munitions equipped with dangerous chemical substances. In October of this year, 323 such cases were recorded. Since February 2023, the enemy has used such munitions 4,613 times.