This study examines the process that began with Russia's membership in the Council of Europe (CoE) in 1996 and culminated in its expulsion from the Council in 2022, within the framework of the concept of "rupture" from the perspective of international human rights law. Russia’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) system initially signaled its pursuit of democratization and international legitimacy. However, the wars in Chechnya, human rights violations and non-implementation of ECHR decisions have caused the integration process to remain superficial. The annexation of Crimea in 2014 damaged Russia's relationship with European human rights values. The suspension of voting rights in the Council strengthened Moscow's emphasis on national sovereignty and intensified its criticism of the European human rights order. The attack on Ukraine in 2022 led to the expulsion of Russia from the Council of Europe and the complete end of ECHR oversight, thus completely severing the institutional link with European-based human rights mechanisms. Ultimately, the Russian example demonstrates that the international human rights order is inadequate in the face of political power.