I just wanted to remind my esteemed Russian colleague that Moscow committed to all three of the Minsk agreements: the Minsk Protocol, signed September 5, 2014; the Minsk Memorandum of Understanding, signed September 19, 2014; and the Minsk Package of Measures, signed February 12, 2015, since you wanted us to talk about documents.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 July, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
The United States and Canada remain deeply concerned by the continued repression of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Moldova’s Transnistria region.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 July, 2021 | Topics: Protracted Conflicts, Statements | Tags: Moldova, Russia
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, harm to its civilian populations, and political coercion are not confined to the Donbas region.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 July, 2021 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Saturday marked seven years since Malaysia Airlines Flight #17 was shot down over Russia-controlled Donetsk in Ukraine by Russia-backed militants.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 July, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: MH17, Russia, Ukraine
The United States and other participating States in this Chamber fully support Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 July, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s long-standing efforts to hinder the work of this Mission are a clear demonstration of Moscow’s unwillingness to take its Minsk commitments seriously.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 July, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
We echo Special Representative Grau's appeal to our Russian colleagues to resume a constructive approach to negotiations, which they abandoned more than a year ago.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 July, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
In recent weeks Russia continued its relentless campaign against independent civil society, democracy advocates, media, and academic institutions.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 8 July, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination | Tags: Russia
Although Russia tries to cast itself as a mere “mediator” in this conflict, Moscow unceasingly obstructs the paths to resolution.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 8 July, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
If Russia truly wants peace in Ukraine, it must cease impeding the work of the SMM and afford its monitors the full Freedom of Movement needed to fulfil their mandate.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 24 June, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Rather than pursue a serious effort to resolve the conflict it began, Russia doubled down on its same tired lines, denying its role as the aggressor and spinning fantasies about “foreign masters” and “coups d'état”.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 June, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
The United States welcomes Head of Mission Varga to the Permanent Council. Ambassador, we commend you and your team for your continued efforts under particularly challenging conditions.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 June, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
We condemn last night’s decision by a Moscow court to designate as “extremist” three organizations affiliated with imprisoned opposition figure Aleksey Navalny.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 10 June, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
Let’s be clear about why we discuss this conflict every Thursday. It is because Russia and the forces it arms, trains, leads, and fights alongside have fueled this terrible situation in eastern Ukraine for more than seven years.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 10 June, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
As the principal driver of the conflict in eastern Ukraine trying to falsely cast itself as a “mediator,” Russia has a lot to hide.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 June, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
The United States has on numerous occasions expressed regret over Russia’s continued blockage of efforts to expand the geographic scope of the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 May, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Significant numbers of Russian military forces remain in place along the Russia-Ukraine border, in Russia-occupied Crimea, and in eastern Ukraine along the Line of Contact within Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 27 May, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Although Russia has removed certain forces and hardware from these areas, its military posture remains significantly heightened.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 May, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
The violence propagated by Russia-led forces in eastern Ukraine not only costs the lives of Ukrainian Servicemembers—but led to the loss of more than 13,000 Ukrainians since Russia initiated this conflict in 2014.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 May, 2021 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
The government of Russia continues to disregard its international obligations and OSCE commitments to respect and ensure the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 May, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
We continue to closely monitor Russia’s announced ‘drawdown’ of its military equipment and personnel from Ukraine’s eastern border.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 May, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
The non-transparent, large-scale, and unilateral mobilization of Russian forces in and around Ukraine this month is only the most recent illustration of Moscow’s brinkmanship.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 April, 2021 | Topics: Arms control, First Dimension, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The United States planned on speaking on World Press Freedom Day at the May 6th Permanent Council, but since my Russian colleague has raised this issue today and mentioned the United States, I would like to exercise my right of reply.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 April, 2021 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia, United States
Ceasefire violations rose in eastern Ukraine as Russia unilaterally massed troops along its border with Ukraine and in Crimea.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 April, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
We remind Russia of its international obligations and OSCE commitments to respect the human rights and dignity of all, regardless of political affiliation or personal views.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 April, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Navalny, Russia
The United States shares the concerns of the European Union and other participating States who addressed the ongoing suppression of freedom of expression by Russian authorities.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 April, 2021 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
We remain committed to working with allies and partners to counter disinformation, which is part of the Russian government’s toolkit aimed at destabilizing free societies and expanding its malign influence, including in Latvia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 April, 2021 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Latvia, Russia
Ambassadors Çevik and Grau, the United States welcomes you back to the Permanent Council. We are grateful for your tireless efforts to bring about a peaceful resolution to the Russia-led conflict in eastern Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 April, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea, Russia, SMM, Ukraine
As President Biden stated, the police shooting of Daunte Wright in a suburb of Minneapolis is tragic, and an investigation into the incident is underway.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 April, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
If Russia has concerns about NATO or U.S. forces in Europe, it should use the appropriate provisions of the Vienna Document to request additional information or transparency.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 April, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
On Russia’s Ongoing Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea As delivered by Chargé d’Affaires Courtney Austrian to the Permanent Council, Vienna April 15, 2021 Thank you, Madam Chair. For seven years, Russia has orchestrated a large-scale hybrid campaign against Ukraine, while denying its involvement and obstructing progress toward a peaceful resolution of the conflict. ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 April, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
The United States fully supports Georgia’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 April, 2021 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 April, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
For months now, Russia has woven fantasies about Ukraine’s alleged military preparations to expel Russia-led forces from the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 April, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
On Russia’s military activities near Ukraine’s border and in Russia-occupied Crimea As delivered by Chargé d’Affaires Courtney Austrian to a special joint session of the Forum for Security Cooperation and the Permanent Council, Vienna April 14, 2021 Thank you, Mister Chair. The United States joins other participating States in expressing our continued and considerable concern over Russia’s military activities ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 April, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
We are concerned by the Russian government’s continued contempt for the rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of association.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 25 March, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
My esteemed colleagues raised quite a litany of issues pertaining to the United States, all of which were clearly learned about from U.S. media sources, so it is at least hard to imagine that there are legitimate complaints about media freedom in the United States.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 25 March, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
This month marks the beginning of the eighth year of Russian hostilities toward its sovereign neighbor.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 25 March, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s campaign against independent media has intensified dramatically in recent months.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 March, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
Regrettably, we are again seeing Russia-led forces use heavy weapons and reports of shelling around water and sanitation infrastructure in Donetsk.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 March, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea, Russia, Ukraine
As Russia’s aggression in eastern Ukraine bleeds into its eighth year, the Special Monitoring Mission, in line with its mandate, integrated a gender perspective into its monitoring and reporting work.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 March, 2021 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
In recent months, the Kremlin intensified its efforts to suppress independent voices and viewpoints, including those of members of civil society organizations, human rights defenders, independent journalists, political opposition members, and believers belonging to religious minority communities.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 March, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination | Tags: Human Rights, Russia
Seven years ago, after protests in Kyiv brought an end to the corrupt Yanukovych regime, Moscow inflicted revenge upon Ukraine for its decision to chart a path toward the European Union and the trans-Atlantic community.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 March, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
As we prepare to celebrate March 8—International Women’s Day, let us not forget the women of eastern Ukraine. Women who suffer disproportionately from many of the hardships wrought by Russia’s aggression.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 March, 2021 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
For seven grim years, Russia has fueled a bloody conflict that has taken the lives of more 13,000 Ukrainian citizens.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 February, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea, Russia, Ukraine
Ambassador Varga you continue to perform your already challenging duties under exceptionally difficult conditions; we were especially relieved to read the Mission was coronavirus-free.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 February, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, SMM, Ukraine
The 2020 election saw more Americans from every community in our country participate in the electoral process and exercise their right to vote.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 February, 2021 | Topics: Elections, Statements | Tags: Russia
The United States condemns the sentencing of Georgian citizen Zaza Gakheladze to 12 years and six months in prison, after Russian-led security actors shot and detained him nearly seven months ago along the South Ossetia Administrative Boundary Line.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 February, 2021 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia, South Ossetia
U.S. remains committed to working with our Allies and partners to counter the spread of disinformation.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 February, 2021 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
We track closely reports of ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 February, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
This past weekend, Russians in approximately 100 cities again took to the streets to express frustration with authorities and signal support for jailed opposition figure Aleksey Navalny.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 February, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
As my esteemed Russian colleague has raised the United States, I’d like to exercise my right of reply. Let me start by saying that the United States is not perfect, nor does it claim to be.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 February, 2021 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
The United States joins the other members of this Council in expressing our gratitude for your efforts on the ground across Ukraine and within the Trilateral Contact Group discussions. You have our strongest support.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 February, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, SMM, Ukraine
The Grand Chamber of the European Court for Human Rights found Russia violated multiple articles of the European Convention of Human Rights and its protocols.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 January, 2021 | Topics: Statements | Tags: ECHR, Georgia, Russia
I appreciate my Russian colleague’s concern about events in the United States.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 January, 2021 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
Last week, we spoke about Russia’s obstinacy in fueling the fighting in eastern Ukraine and obstructing progress toward a lasting and peaceful resolution of the conflict.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 January, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
The United States strongly condemns Russia’s decision to arrest Aleksey Navalny.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 January, 2021 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech, Statements | Tags: Russia
This coming spring marks seven years since Moscow, barely disguised behind the sheerest of veils, instigated an armed assault in the Donbas against its sovereign neighbor and fellow Slavic nation.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 January, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Joint Statement on the Human Rights Violations in the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation As delivered by Ambassador Jeroen Boender of the Netherlands to the Permanent Council, Vienna December 17, 2020 I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Moscow Mechanism invoking participating States: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 December, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Chechen Republic, Russia
On Russia’s Ongoing Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea As delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council, Vienna December 17, 2020 Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is our last Permanent Council meeting of 2020, your last as chairperson: one of the more difficult years in recent history for all ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 December, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea, Russia, Ukraine
Ongoing Violations of International Law by the Russian Federation in Ukraine As delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council, Vienna December 10, 2020 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. During last week’s Ministerial Council meeting, the participating States of this Permanent Council rightfully focused much of our attention on Russia’s multi-year aggression against ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 10 December, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea, Russia, Ukraine
Joint Statement on Ukraine Statement Delivered by H.E. Anne-Kirsti Karlsen, Ambassador of Norway to the OSCE Ministerial Council Tirana, Albania (remotely, via Zoom) December 4, 2020 This Statement is delivered on behalf of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 December, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Ambassador Reeker’s Remarks to the OSCE Side Event on Crimea As prepared for delivery by Ambassador Philip T. Reeker to the OSCE Side Event on Crimea Tirana, Albania (remotely, via Zoom) December 3, 2020 Thank you, Foreign Minister Kuleba. It is an honor to speak at this event today and to join Ukraine and other ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 December, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Ongoing Violations of International Law by the Russian Federation in Ukraine As delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council, Vienna November 26, 2020 Thank you, Mr. Chair. At next week’s Ministerial Council, the first in a fully virtual format, we expect to see significant attention paid to the Russia-led conflict in ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 26 November, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Right of Reply to the Russian Federation on the Representative of the OSCE Joint Latvian-Russian Commission on Military Pensioners As delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council, Vienna November 19, 2020 I don’t want to speak very long, but let me simply state to my Russian colleague: I am confused about ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 November, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Latvia, Russia
Response to the Representative of the OSCE Joint Latvian-Russian Commission on Military Pensioners As delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council, Vienna November 19, 2020 Thank you, Mr. Chairperson, and thanks to Dr. Frohbart also very much for his report. Thank you, sir, for being here and giving your report. ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 November, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Latvia, Russia
Response to the Continuing Provocative Actions and Non-Transparent Military Convoys Movements in the Security Zone of the Republic of Moldova As delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council, Vienna November 12, 2020 Thank you, Madam Chair. The United States commends Moldova for raising a number of concerns at the Permanent Council ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 November, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Moldova, Russia, Transnistria
Ongoing Violations of International Law and Defiance of OSCE Principles and Commitments by the Russian Federation in Ukraine As delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council, Vienna November 12, 2020 Thank you, Madam Chairperson. As part of a broader program to destabilize its sovereign neighbor, Russia has fomented and financed a ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 November, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea, Russia, SMM, Ukraine
Right of Reply to the Russian Federation on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists As delivered by Deputy Chief of Mission Courtney Austrian to the Permanent Council, Vienna November 6, 2020 Thank you, Madam Chair. In respect for my colleagues time on a beautiful Friday, I will be brief but ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 November, 2020 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia, Safety of Journalists
On Russia’s Ongoing Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea As delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council, Vienna November 5, 2020 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. On October 29, the OSCE’s Observer Mission at the Gukovo and Donetsk checkpoints issued a spot report confirming another Russian convoy—the 97th!—crossing into Ukraine via the Donetsk Border Crossing Point. The Mission observed a total of six ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 November, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Crimean Tatars, Russia, Ukraine
Right of Reply on “Gross Violations of Human Rights in the USA” Raised by Russia As delivered by Deputy Chief of Mission Courtney Austrian to the Permanent Council, Vienna October 29, 2020 Thank you, Mr. Chair. Since the distinguished representative from Russia has mentioned my country, I’d like to exercise my Right of Reply. As ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 October, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
Ongoing Violations of International Law and Defiance of OSCE Principles and Commitments by the Russian Federation in Ukraine As delivered by Deputy Chief of Mission Courtney Austrian to the Permanent Council, Vienna October 29, 2020 Thank you, Madam Chair. As October draws to a close, we are encouraged by another month of lower levels of ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 October, 2020 | Topics: Protracted Conflicts, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Ongoing Violations of International Law and Defiance of OSCE Principles and Commitments by the Russian Federation in Ukraine As delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council, Vienna October 22, 2020 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Earlier this year, in this Permanent Council, we marked the 45th anniversary of the Helsinki ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 October, 2020 | Topics: First Dimension, Protracted Conflicts, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea, Russia, Ukraine
Statement by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 October, 2020 | Topics: Fundamental Freedoms, Protracted Conflicts, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Freedom of movement, Rule of Law, Russia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 8 October, 2020 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 8 October, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 1 October, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea, OSCE, Russia, Ukraine
Statement by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 September, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Interpretive Statement by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 September, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 September, 2020 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Fundamental Freedoms, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 September, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 September, 2020 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Statements | Tags: Russia, United States
Statement to the Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 September, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Belarus, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine
Statement by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 September, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Joint Statement to the Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 September, 2020 | Topics: Protracted Conflicts, Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement to the Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 July, 2020 | Topics: Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Azerbaijan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan
Statement by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 July, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on July 23, 2020
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 July, 2020 | Topics: Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia, United States
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on July 23, 2020
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 July, 2020 | Topics: Religious Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council on July 23, 2020
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 July, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement by Political Officer Christine Harper at the 1275th Permanent Council.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 July, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Australia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine
Statement by Acting Political Counselor Lane Darnell Bahl at the 1275th Permanent Council.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 July, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement delivered by Michael Gower, Public Affairs, at the 1275th Permanent Council.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 July, 2020 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council on July 16, 2020.
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Right of Reply by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III at the Permanent Council on July 9, 2020.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 July, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination | Tags: Russia, United States
Statement delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III at the Permanent Council on July 9, 2020.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 9 July, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia, United Kingdom
Statement delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III at the Permanent Council on July 9, 2020.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 9 July, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered on July 2, 2020 on Russia's Constitutional Plebiscite.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 July, 2020 | Topics: Elections, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered by Lane Darnell Bahl to the Permanent Council on July 2, 2020.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 July, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council by Ambassador James Gilmore III on July 2, 2020.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 July, 2020 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
ASRC 2020 statement delivered during the Special Session: Ensuring Security and Stability in the OSCE region in light of developments with respect to Ukraine
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 June, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Opening statement delivered at the Annual Security Review Conference on June 23, 2020.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 June, 2020 | Topics: Protracted Conflicts, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III on June 18, 2020 at the Permanent Council.
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By | 18 June, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III on June 11, 2020 at the Permanent Council.
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By Миссия США при ОБСЕ | 11 June, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III on June 11, 2020 at the Permanent Council.
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Statement delivered at the June 4, 2020 at the Permanent Council on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
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By | 4 June, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Right of Reply delivered on May 28, 2020 on Recent Developments in the Occupied Territories of Georgia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 May, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on May 28, 2020 on developments in the occupied territories of Georgia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 May, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement delivered at the May 28, 2020 at the Permanent Council on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
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By | 28 May, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Permanent Council statement delivered by Ambassador Gilmore on the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 May, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Joint Statement delivered by the Danish Mission on Addressing All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 26 May, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination | Tags: Russia
Right of Reply delivered at the Permanent Council on May 21, 2020 to the Russian Federation
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 May, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on May 21, 2020 On IDAHOTB
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 May, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination | Tags: Russia
Press Release on Ambassador Gilmore Condemning Russian Conscription in Crimea as Violation of International Law. Released May 21, 2020
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 May, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on May 21, 2020 on Forced Conscription in Crimea
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 May, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the May 21, 2020 at the Permanent Council on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
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By | 21 May, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine at the May 14, 2020 at the Permanent Council.
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By | 14 May, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
U.S. Interpretative Statement on the Decision to Extend Deployment of OSCE Observers to Border Observation Mission.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 May, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on May 7, 2020 marking World Press Freedom Day.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 May, 2020 | Topics: Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey
Statement delivered on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine at the May 7, 2020 at the Permanent Council.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 May, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the April 30, 2020 Permanent Council on threats against Journalist Elena Milashina.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 April, 2020 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
Right of Reply to Russia delivered at the April 30, 2020 Permanent Council meeting.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 April, 2020 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered on April 30, 2020 at the Permanent Council on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 April, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Right of Reply to the Russian Federation following the Report by the OSCE Mission to Moldova.
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By | 30 April, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Moldova, Russia
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council in response to the Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 April, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Moldova, Russia
Right of Reply on the Issue of Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity delivered at the Permanent Council April 23, 2020
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 April, 2020 | Topics: Protracted Conflicts, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine
Statement in response to “borderization” activities in Russian-occupied Georgian territory of South Ossetia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 April, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement in response to the report by Ambassadors Grau and Cevik on Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 April, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Statement distributed to the OSCE on April 2, 2020 On Russia’s Ongoing Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 April, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement distributed to the OSCE on March 26, 2020 on Russia and its Proxies’ Restrictions on the Movement of the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 26 March, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Joint Statement of the Group of Friends of Georgia distributed to the Permanent Council on March 23, 2020.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 March, 2020 | Topics: Elections, Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the Occasion of International Women’s Day
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 March, 2020 | Topics: Gender Equality, Statements | Tags: Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia
Statement delivered on March 12, 2020 at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine
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By | 12 March, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Right of Reply to the Russian Federation on the Case of Julian Assange delivered at the Permanent Council on March 5, 2020.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 March, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia, United States
Statement delivered on March 5, 2020 at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 March, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Right of Reply to the Russian Federation on the Report of the OSCE Head of Mission to Montenegro.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 March, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Montenegro, Russia
Special Briefing at the Department of State Office of the Spokesperson in Washington, DC with the U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE James Gilmore III.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 March, 2020 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on ongoing human rights violations in the Russian Federation.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 27 February, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the Russian Cyber Attack on Georgia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 27 February, 2020 | Topics: Cyber Issues, Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the Sixth Anniversary of Russian Occupation of Crimea.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 27 February, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered on February 27, 2020 at the Permanent Council on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 27 February, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Press Release on U.S. Ambassador Gilmore’s statement on attacks against Elena Milashina and Marina Dubrovina.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 February, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the recent attack in the Chechen Republic, Russia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 February, 2020 | Topics: Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered on February 13, 2020 at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine.
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By | 13 February, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the Report on the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 February, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered on February 6, 2020 at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 February, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
USOSCE Ambassador Gilmore spoke at the OSCE Permanent Council, lambasting Russian efforts to create an alternative narrative of what was taking place in eastern Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 31 January, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea
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By | 30 January, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered in response to Foreign Minister Zalkaliani and Georgia’s Presidency of the Council of Europe.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 January, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: European Union, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 January, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
“I fear that the dozens of Ukrainian political prisoners Russia still holds may be experiencing the same severe mistreatment,” Gilmore assessed.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 January, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered on January 16, 2020 at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine.
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By | 16 January, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered in response to the address by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 16 January, 2020 | Topics: Elections, OSCE Institutions, Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered in response to the address by the 2020 OSCE Chair-in-Office Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 January, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Albania, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on the Geneva International Discussions on the Conflict in Georgia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 December, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 December, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Interpretative statement delivered on the Mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 December, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Interpretative statement delivered on the Extension of the Observer Mission on the Russian-Ukrainian Border.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 December, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
U.S. statement delivered at the Permanent Council in response to the Project Coordinator in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 December, 2019 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Elections, Media Freedom, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
U.S. Statement In Response to the OSCE Chief Monitor and the CiO 's Special Representative to Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 December, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Right of Reply delivered at the Permanent Council in response to the Russian delegation.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 December, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
The U.S. closing statement delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III at the 2019 OSCE Ministerial Council.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 December, 2019 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Elections, Human Rights, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine
Joint statement on Euro-Atlantic security delivered at the closing of the 2019 OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 December, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Joint statement of the Group of Friends of Georgia on Russia-Georgia Conflict delivered at the closing of the 2019 OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 December, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
USOSCE Ambassador Gilmore's Opening Remarks at the 2019 OSCE Ministerial Council Press Conference.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 December, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Moldova, Russia
The U.S. opening statement delivered at the 2019 OSCE Ministerial Council.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 December, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 November, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the Detention of Georgian Physician Vazha Gaprindashvili
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 November, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea.
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By | 21 November, 2019 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Right of reply to the Russian Federation regarding statements delivered during the report by the OSCE RFoM.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 November, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the report by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 November, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Azerbaijan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine
Response delivered to the Permanent Council in to Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions on the Conflict in Georgia
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 November, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Regarding Russian Occupation of Georgia, Ambassador Gilmore Acknowledges “Wake Up Call” for the “Most Serious Situation We’ve Seen in Years” PRESS RELEASE | November 15, 2019 Vienna, November 14, 2019 – Responding to the reports by the co-chairs of the Geneva International Discussions on the situation in Georgia, Ambassador James Gilmore, head of the U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 November, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Right of Reply delivered at the Permanent Council in Response to the Russian delegation
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 November, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Ongoing Human Rights Violations and Abuses by the Russian Federation.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 November, 2019 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 November, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council in Response to ICRC President Peter Mauer.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 November, 2019 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Statements | Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kosovo, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 November, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council in response to the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 November, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, National Minorities, Statements | Tags: Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 31 October, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Point of Clarification delivered to the Permanent Council on the situation in Ukraine
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 31 October, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Press Release: USOSCE Amb. Gilmore spoke at the OSCE weekly Permanent Council Meeting on Russia’s “Evil Conduct”
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 October, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia
Point of Clarification raised by the U.S. Delegation at the Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 October, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on the Geneva International Discussions on the Conflict in Georgia
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 October, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 October, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the Report by ODIHR Director Gisladóttir
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 October, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia, Turkmenistan
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the Report of the Conflict Prevention Center Director
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 10 October, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 10 October, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the Continuing Restrictions on Freedom of the Media in Russia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 October, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Speech, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 October, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Right of Reply delivered at the Permanent Council on the report by the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 October, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia
Response delivered to the Russian Federation at the Permanent Council on October 3, 2019.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 October, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Assembly & Association, Statements | Tags: Russia
Right of Reply given at HDIM 2019 Working Session 18
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 27 September, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia
Joint Statement delivered by the delegation of the U.K. at HDIM 2019
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 27 September, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Chechen Republic, Russia
Statement delivered at Working Session 10 of the HDIM 2019
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 September, 2019 | Topics: Anti-corruption, Statements | Tags: Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
U.S. Statement delivered at HDIM 2019 Working Session 8 on Tolerance and Non-discrimination.
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By | 20 September, 2019 | Topics: Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Uzbekistan
U.S. Statement delivered at HDIM 2019 Working Session 8 on Tolerance and Non-discrimination.
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By | 20 September, 2019 | Topics: Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination | Tags: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Uzbekistan
U.S. Statement delivered at HDIM 2019 Working Session 6 on the Freedom of Assembly
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By | 19 September, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Crimea, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine
Right of Reply given at HDIM 2019 Working Session 5 on the Safety of Journalists
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By | 18 September, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine
U.S. Statement delivered at HDIM 2019 Working Session 5 on the Safety of Journalists
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 September, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine
Press Release on U.S. response to Russia’s attempt to exploit HDIM rules on Crimea.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 September, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
U.S. Statement on Fundamental Freedoms of Free Expression and Media delivered at HDIM's Working Session 2.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 September, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Albania, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
U.S. Statement on Fundamental Freedoms of Free Expression and Media delivered at HDIM's Working Session 1.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 16 September, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Right of Reply delivered at the Opening Session of the 2019 HDIM.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 16 September, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The U.S. statement delivered at the opening of the 2019 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 16 September, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
“The U.S. Mission to the OSCE has been decisive in calling for the release of these prisoners by Russia. We urge Russia to cease its aggression in eastern Ukraine and Crimea and release all those still unjustly detained.”
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 September, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Press Release on Ambassador Gilmore’s September 5 Permanent Council Statements
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 September, 2019 | Topics: Elections, Press Releases, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on September 5, 2019
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 September, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
U.S. Statement on the Situation in Georgia delivered at the Permanent Council.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 September, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russian Violations of the Right to Peaceful Assembly
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 September, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Assembly & Association, Freedom of Expression, Statements | Tags: Russia
Interpretative Statement on the Extension of the Deployment of OSCE Observers to Two Russian Checkpoints delivered at the Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 September, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on July 25, 2019.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 25 July, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on the Anniversary of the Downing of Flight MH17
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 July, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on July 18, 2019
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 July, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Anniversary of the Murder of Natalia Estemirova and Paul Klebnikov, Human Rights Defenders and Journalists in Russia
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 July, 2019 | Topics: Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council in response to address by Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Darsalia
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 July, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on July 11, 2019
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 July, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on July 4, 2019
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 July, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered in Response to OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Desir on July 4, 2019
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 July, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Media Freedom, RFOM, Statements | Tags: Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Annual Security Review Conference: Special Session on Ensuring Security and Stability in the OSCE region in Light of Developments with Respect to Ukraine As delivered by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Christopher Robinson, Vienna, June 25, 2019 With the conflict in Ukraine now in its sixth year, we should collectively ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 25 June, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in the Russian Federation
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 June, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Assembly & Association, Freedom of Expression, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on June 20, 2019
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 June, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Prosecution of Four Suspects in the MH17 Case As delivered by Acting Deputy Head of Mission Gregory Macris to the Permanent Council, Vienna June 20, 2019 As U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo stated yesterday: “The United States welcomes the announcement today regarding the indictment of four individuals for their role in the downing of ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 June, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Malaysia, Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council in Response to Project Coordinator in Ukraine
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 June, 2019 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Elections, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on de facto “elections” in Georgia’s South Ossetia Region
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 June, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on June 6, 2019
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 June, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement in Response to Chief Observer of the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 June, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on June 6, 2019
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 June, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on May 30, 2019
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 May, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered on the Occasion of the Farewell to OSCE SMM Chief Monitor Ambassador Ertuğrul Apakan on 30 May 2019
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 May, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on May 23, 2019
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 May, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Report by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 May, 2019 | Topics: HCNM, Human Rights, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination | Tags: Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council in Commemoration of the Expulsion of Crimean Tatars
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 16 May, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on May 16, 2019
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By | 16 May, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on May 9, 2019
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By | 9 May, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on May 2, 2019
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By | 2 May, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Interpretative Statement on the Extension of the Observer Mission to Two Checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian Border
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 May, 2019 | Topics: Border security, OSCE Institutions, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the recent Geneva International Discussions
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 April, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on April 11, 2019
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By | 11 April, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at Permanent Council on Report by OSCE Chief Monitor and CiO's Special Representative in Ukraine
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 April, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council on the Passage of Restrictive Media Laws by the Russian Federation
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 March, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council calling on Russia to Release Oyub Titiyev
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 March, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on March 28, 2019
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By | 28 March, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on March 14, 2019
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By | 14 March, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on March 7, 2019
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By | 7 March, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Allegations of Torture of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 February, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on February 28, 2019
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 February, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the Ongoing Harassment of Jehovah’s Witness Members in Russia
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 February, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine
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By | 14 February, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council in Response to the OSCE Mission at Russian Checkpoints Chief Observer
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 February, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on criminal charges filed by Russia on activist Anastasia Shevchenko
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 February, 2019 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 February, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at Permanent Council In Response to OSCE Chief Monitor and CiO Special Representative to Ukraine
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 1 February, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the Opening of a Transnistria Office in Moscow
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 31 January, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Moldova, Russia
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 January, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council in Response to Project Coordinator in Ukraine
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 January, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 January, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council in Response to OSCE PA President Tsereteli
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 January, 2019 | Topics: Elections, Human Rights, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, United States
Statement to the Permanent Council in Response to CiO and Slovak Foreign Minister Lajčák
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 January, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Georgia, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Ongoing Human Rights Abuses and Violations in Chechnya
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 January, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement to the Permanent Council On the Geneva International Discussions
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 December, 2018 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement to the Permanent Council in response to the Moscow Mechanism report
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 December, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
Joint Statement to the Permanent Council on the Moscow Mechanism report
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 December, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement to the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations of International Law and Defiance of OSCE Principles in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 December, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
U.S Statement on the Passing of Ludmilla Mikhailovna Alexeeva delivered at the OSCE Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 December, 2018 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement on Russian's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine delivered at the OSCE Permanent Council
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 December, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Remarks at the Ukraine-Hosted Side Event at the 2018 OSCE Ministerial Council On Russian Aggression in Crimea, the Kerch Strait, and the Sea of Azov As delivered by Assistant Secretary of State A. Wess Mitchell December 6, 2018 Thank you, Pavlo, for organizing this important event. The past four years of Russian aggression against Ukraine ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 December, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: OSCEMC2018, Russia, Ukraine
Assistant Secretary of State A. Wess Mitchell's remarks to the First Plenary Session of the 2018 OSCE Ministerial Council meeting.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 December, 2018 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Human Rights, Protracted Conflicts, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
Statement in Response to the OSCE’s Chief Monitor in Ukraine, Ambassador Apakan, and the Chairperson in Office’s Special Representative, Ambassador Sajdik.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 November, 2018 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Right of reply to Russia on Russian disinformation at the OSCE about interference in Macedonia's parliamentary process.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 November, 2018 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Macedonia, Russia
Statement to the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations of International Law and Defiance of OSCE Principles in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 November, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council in response to Russia's statement on the Macedonia referendum.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 November, 2018 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Macedonia, Russia
Statement to the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations of International Law and Defiance of OSCE Principles in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 November, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council in response to the reports by the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions on the Conflict in Georgia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 November, 2018 | Topics: Protracted Conflicts, Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement to a special session of the Permanent Council on the Illegal “Elections” in Donbas.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 November, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council On Plans by the Secretariat to Cover One Country’s Debt through the Unified Budget.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 8 November, 2018 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement to the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations of International Law and Defiance of OSCE Principles and Commitments in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 8 November, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations of International Law and Defiance of OSCE Principles and Commitments in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 1 November, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council on the 45th Round of the Geneva International Discussions on the Conflict in Georgia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 October, 2018 | Topics: Protracted Conflicts, Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement to the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations of International Law and Defiance of OSCE Principles and Commitments in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 October, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
We call on Russia to live up to its international obligations and OSCE commitments, including with respect to freedom of expression and media freedom as well as the rule of law.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 October, 2018 | Topics: Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
Ongoing Violations of International Law and Defiance of OSCE Principles and Commitments by the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 October, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at HDIM Working Session 3: Freedom of the Media (Part 2)
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 September, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan
U.S. Opening Statement at the 2018 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Warsaw, September 10, 2018.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 10 September, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Human Rights Abuses in Chechnya: 15 OSCE Countries Invoke Vienna Mechanism.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 August, 2018 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia
10 Years of Russian Occupation of the Sovereign Georgian Regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 August, 2018 | Topics: Protracted Conflicts, Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Ongoing Violations of International Law and Defiance of OSCE Principles and Commitments by the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 August, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Interpretative Statement on the Extension of the Observer Mission to Two Checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian Border.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 August, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
On the Hunger Strike of Imprisoned Ukrainian Film Director Oleg Sentsov.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 August, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Remarks as delivered by A. Wess Mitchell, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on August 21, 2018
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 August, 2018 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Statements | Tags: Russia
Joint statement of the Group of Friends of Georgia 10 years since the Russian military invasion of Georgia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 August, 2018 | Topics: Protracted Conflicts, Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Russia has acted in a manner unworthy of a great nation and has chosen to isolate itself from the international community.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 26 July, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine, United States
Response to the OSCE’s Chief Monitor in Ukraine, Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, and the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s Special Representative in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Martin Sajdik.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 July, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Response at the Permanent Council to Lukáš Parízek, Special Representative of Slovakia’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs for Slovakia's 2019 OSCE Chairmanship.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 July, 2018 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Protracted Conflicts, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council on Russia's ongoing violations of international law and defiance of OSCE principles and commitments in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 July, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council on the 44th round of the Geneva International Discussions on the conflict in Georgia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 July, 2018 | Topics: Protracted Conflicts, Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement to the Permanent Council on the ongoing harassment of Jehovah’s Witnesses and other religious minorities in Russia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 July, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
Ongoing Violations of International Law and Defiance of OSCE Principles and Commitments by the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 July, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council on Russia's ongoing violations in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 June, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Ongoing Violations of International Law and Defiance of OSCE Principles and Commitments by the Russian Federation in Ukraine As delivered by Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Harry Kamian to the Permanent Council, Vienna June 14, 2018 Mr. Chair, intense fighting near the Donetsk Filtration Station led to a temporary suspension of its operations last week, jeopardizing the ...
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 June, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
We remain deeply concerned by the continued detention of Mr Oyub Titiev, Director of the Memorial Human Rights Centre in Chechnya, by the Russian Federation.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 June, 2018 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Statements | Tags: Russia
Response to OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Lamberto Zannier's report to the Permanent Council.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 June, 2018 | Topics: National Minorities, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination | Tags: Albania, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council on Syria’s recognition of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 31 May, 2018 | Topics: Protracted Conflicts, Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
Statement to the Permanent Council on Russia's ongoing violations in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 31 May, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council in response to the report by the Chief Observer of the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk, Ambassador György Varga.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 31 May, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 May, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
A call on Russia at the Permanent Council to respect the freedoms of association and peaceful assembly.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 10 May, 2018 | Topics: Freedom of Assembly & Association, Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement at the Permanent Council on the intensifying crackdown on freedom of religion or belief in Russia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 10 May, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Religious Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement at the Permanent Council on Russia's ongoing violations of international law and defiance of OSCE principles and commitments in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 10 May, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council on Russia's ongoing violations of international law and defiance of OSCE principles and commitments in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 May, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council on human rights violations and abuses against LGBTI persons in Chechnya.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 26 April, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
Response at the Permanent Council to the peports by OSCE’s Chief Monitor in Ukraine, Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, and the Chairperson-in-Office's Special Representative, Ambassador Martin Sajdik.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 26 April, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Right of Reply to Russia at the OSCE Permanent Council on discrimination in sport.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 April, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia, United States
Statement to the OSCE Permanent Council on limiting freedom of expression in Russia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 April, 2018 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Russia
Response at the OSCE Permanent Council to Russia’s Criticism of ODIHR’s Electoral Observation Methodology.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 April, 2018 | Topics: Elections, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement at the Permanent Council in response to the United Kingdom's update on the nerve agent attack in Salisbury.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 April, 2018 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia, United Kingdom
Statement at the Permanent Council on increasing attacks on human rights defenders and the freedom of association in Russia.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 April, 2018 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement at the Permanent Council on Russia's ongoing violations in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 April, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Response to the address at the Permanent Council by Georgia's Deputy Foreign Minister, H.E. David Dondua
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 April, 2018 | Topics: Protracted Conflicts, Statements | Tags: Georgia, Russia
We urge Russian authorities to address the shortcomings reported by the OSCE observation mission, as they are contrary to Russia's OSCE commitments and international obligations.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 March, 2018 | Topics: Elections, Statements | Tags: Russia
By definition, elections conducted by the occupation authorities or under Russian law in Crimea have no legitimacy.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 March, 2018 | Topics: Elections, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
We stress, once again, that attacks, threats, and intimidation of any kind against SMM monitors are unacceptable, inconsistent with this mandate, and must end.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 March, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council on Use of a Nerve Agent in Salisbury, UK.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 March, 2018 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia, United Kingdom
Statement at the Permanent Council on Russia's ongoing violations in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 March, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council calling on Russia to release Oyub Titiev and respect human rights in Chechnya.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 March, 2018 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia
Statement at the Permanent Council rejecting the Russian Federation’s conduct of a sham election in Crimea.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 March, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council on Russia's ongoing violations in Ukraine.
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By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 March, 2018 | Topics: Statements,
