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Among other things, it will determine whether Europe, USA, and the rest of the free and democratic world accept in silence the use of force in carrying out expansionist ambitions, or not. Both Ukraine and Europe need fair and lasting peace based on international law, territorial integrity, and sovereignty,\u201d Kivim\u00e4gi emphasised.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice-President of the Riigikogu urges countries to increase aid to Ukraine and use Russia\u2019s frozen assets to benefit Ukraine. Kivim\u00e4gi affirmed that Estonia continued to be committed to establishing a special tribunal in the framework of the Council of Europe, to prosecute Russia\u2019s leadership for the crime of aggression.<\/p>\n<p>The President of the National Assembly of France <strong>Ya\u00ebl Braun-Pivet<\/strong>, Speaker of the Riksdag of Sweden <strong>Andreas Norl\u00e9n<\/strong>, and Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine <strong>Ruslan Stefanchuk<\/strong> will speak at the discussion.<\/p>\n<p>This year marks the 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the Conference.&nbsp; It first took place in 1975.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers and presidents of parliament from the member states of the Council of Europe and its partner and observer countries, as well as the heads of parliamentary delegations participate in the Conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vice-President of the Riigikogu Toomas Kivim\u00e4gi is in Strasbourg from today until Friday, taking part in the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament organised by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). 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