Russia Leaves European Anti-Corruption Convention.

Recently, the Russian government opted to leave a European Anti-Corruption Convention. This group is run by the Council of Europe, a human rights organization. President Putin asked the Duma, Russia’s Parliament, to end participation in the pact. According to an article written by the Associated Press, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that withdrawal from the convention would not affect official government efforts to fight corruption. This follows a trend of International organizations such as the European Council on Human Rights and the United Nations Humans Rights Council revoking Russia’s membership.  I suspect there will be no change in Russia’s already weak efforts to stop corruption within the country.