Russia has been expelled from the international intergovernmental organization Danube Commission, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said.

"Russia has been kicked out of the Danube Commission, effective today. The aggressor state's international isolation continues to grow," he said on the X social network on Friday evening.

The Foreign Minister said that in December 2023, the Danube Commission, during the first Ukrainian Presidency, decided that the actions of the aggressor country were incompatible with the Belgrade Convention.

"Russia had until February 29 to withdraw from the organization on its own. However, the aggressor lacked the courage to do so. As a result, beginning today, the Commission's member states will no longer officially recognize their commitments to Russia under the founding Belgrade Convention," Kuleba said.

Also, for the first time in history, the Danube Commission imposed a fine on the Russian Federation for non-payment of contributions after depriving it of its powers in this organization in March 2022.

Kuleba thanked the Commission and the Danube partners, as well as everyone who helped make this historic decision.

"I urge all international organizations to follow suit, isolate Russian diplomats and kick Russia out. Aggressors and terrorists have no place in any reputable international forums," the minister said.