Russia, Belarus veto Estonia’s OSCE chairmanship bid
"Instead of looking for solutions that would please Moscow, we must isolate Russia in every way on the international arena," Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna said
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Ukraine, OSCE to coordinate on returning deported Ukrainian children, civilians from Russian captivity
Ukraine's FM Dmytro Kuleba discussed the issue of returning deported and imprisoned Ukrainians during a meeting with Bujar Osmani, the chairman-in-office of the OSCE in Ukraine's capital on 16 October.
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly calls Russia state sponsor of terrorism
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe adopted a final declaration called Russia…
Russia brought vehicles with OSCE markings to occupied Donbas, OSCE denies its presence in the area
On 15 January, Ukrainian military reporter Andrii Tsaplienko shared a photo of OSCE-marked vehicles transported near the Izvaryne…
OSCE demands to free its Ukrainian workers sentenced in Russian proxy “republic” for “treason”
An unrecognized "court" in Russia's proxy "Luhansk People's Republic" had "sentenced" two Ukrainians working for the OSCE Special…
Berlin concerned by Ukraine using Bayraktar drone, but not by Russian-separatist side using banned weapons
Ukraine's use of a Turkish-made Bayraktar drone has drawn the ire of Germany's Foreign Ministry. “Berlin is very…
The curtain falls on a Russian-OSCE charade in Ukraine
The OSCE had mandated the OM in 2014 to watch the cross-border traffic, which at that time and…
Mass protests in Kyiv against disarming Ukrainian army as part of new truce in Donbas
The truce came into force on 27 July and was violated by Russian-backed forces which shelled Ukrainian Army…
North Caucasus expert: Moscow’s actions in Abkhazia and Chechnya justify fears about ‘Steinmeier formula’
Those in Ukraine and elsewhere who fear that the Steinmeier plan will end by becoming the Putin plan…
Russian cosmonaut claims she spotted Ukrainian bombs in the Donbas from space
“I think it is an exaggeration” In the course of the following day, several Russian and Ukrainian media…
Disengagement in Stanytsia Luhanska: path to peace or Ukraine’s further territorial losses?
On 28 June, Ukrainian top Minsk negotiator Leonid Kuchma visited the location to inspect the withdrawal and an…
Russia stands behind “DNR” leader’s order to confiscate food crops, echoing Stalin’s Holodomor
Oleksandr Zakharchenko, the self-proclaimed leader of the Russian client statelet, the Donetsk Peoples Republic, has called for the…
Russian proxy republic leader in Donbas threatens to attack UN peacekeeper mission
Deynega underlined that “not one single man bearing a weapon will enter “LNR-controlled” territory”. When Leonardo Svidovsky, the…
“DNR leader” Zakharchenko orders confiscation of local crops
The text of this “Order” dated Novemeber 3, 2017 has been published on the “DNR” website. “Cereals and…
Who is who in the Minsk process | Infographics
The Minsk peace process is so far seen as the only way to stop the war between combined…
First casualties of OSCE mission in Donbas: land mine blast kills one, injures another
Today, on April 23, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine reported its first casualties in the Donbas…
#DonbasReports: 74 attacks, 9 WIA, rescue worker dies of wounds
On February 20 the ceasefire announced earlier by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov did not bring quiet to the Donbas.…
Krasnohorivka shelling aftermath, blockade continues, Kremlin denies Russian tanks in Donbas
February 11 was another relatively quiet day in the Donbas after the recent sharp escalation according to reports…
OSCE observes 30,000 military-clad persons crossing from Russia to Ukraine
"Despite the strict limits imposed on the Observer Mission’s mandate and operating procedures, the Mission has still been…
OSCE admitted its monitoring in Donbas is very limited
OSCE responded to media reports claiming that the Mission is not effectively monitoring the disengagement areas. In the Facebook statement…