Russia
Russia is not a member of the European Union.
- Population143.5MWorld Bank, 2025
- In the EU since–Not in the EU
- Euro area–no
- Schengen–no
Relationship with the EU
No accession steps.
Milestones
Russian is the state language throughout the federation; the republics may establish their own state languages alongside it.
- 12 December 1993Constitution adopted by national vote. constitution.ru
- 28 February 1996Becomes the 39th member state of the Council of Europe. archive.org
- 1997EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement enters into force. eeas.europa.eu
- 2014Annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol, which the EU considers illegal; EU restrictive measures follow. eeas.europa.eu
- 24 February 2022Launches a full-scale invasion of Ukraine; the EU adopts sanctions. eeas.europa.eu
- 16 March 2022Ceases to be a member of the Council of Europe (Committee of Ministers decision). echr.coe.int
- 16 September 2022Ceases to be a party to the European Convention on Human Rights. echr.coe.int