Overview

• An Aug. 23 decree signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin asks President Vladimir Putin to submit the denunciation to parliament, with no exit date set.
• Leaving the 1987 treaty would end Moscow’s obligations to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, which can conduct on‑site inspections of detention facilities.
• Ukraine’s foreign ministry called the move an admission of systemic torture and urged swift use of international accountability mechanisms.
• The CPT says Russian authorities have refused cooperation, including access requests and information related to Alexei Navalny’s 2024 death in a penal colony.
• Russia remains a party to the UN Convention Against Torture, while rights groups warn quitting the European pact would further erode oversight and endanger detainees.