Source: Wikipedia
The President submitted a proposal for a decision State Duma to denounce the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption.
In accordance with the published documents, the proposal of the head of state boils down to the proposal to “deny the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption”. , signed on behalf of the Russian Federation in the city of Strasbourg on January 27, 1999 and ratified by the Russian Federation on July 25, 2006.”
In the explanatory note to the presidential proposal published by the Duma, the reason for withdrawing the Russian signature is formulated as a limitation of the powers of the Russian Federation by the Council of Europe within the organization (GRECO), which ensures control of the implementation of the Convention, which would in fact lead to a situation where the country's status would mean its approval of the organization's reports, but would deprive it of the right to vote in their discussion or adoption.