For more than five hundred days, the Russian Federation has held three OSCE officials detained days after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 September, 2023 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: OSCE, Russia, Ukraine
We must all reject and condemn Russia’s lies regarding the so-called “denazification” of Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 September, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s actions demonstrate blatant disregard for the principles of state sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence that underpin global security and stability.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 September, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The Russian state stabbed its peaceful neighbor in the back and is trying to annex its territory. This behavior cannot stand in the 21st century.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 24 August, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s brutal war threatens Ukraine's civilians lives, their freedom, and their country’s existence.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 27 July, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The BSGI never should have been necessary. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine forced the Initiative’s creation.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 25 July, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Despite claiming concern for global food security, the Russian government is yet again imperiling global food security to punish Ukraine and advance its own parochial interests.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 July, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
We now know who benefits from the Kremlin-exacerbated global food crisis, but it is the world’s neediest who pay the price.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 July, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Five hundred days since the Russian Federation turned its back on the UN Charter and the Helsinki Final Act, rejecting the Renewed OSCE European Security Dialogue to choose war over diplomacy.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 July, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
To be clear, Russia’s behavior is the key factor creating today’s crisis in European security, and Russia’s actions have had global consequences well beyond the military sphere, as we have seen the rapid rise in food insecurity and other economic impacts.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 June, 2023 | Topics: Arms control, Statements | Tags: Russia, Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, Ukraine
To be clear, this is Ukraine’s sovereign territory, not Russia’s. It never will be Russia’s. It is Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity that Russia is violating through its war of aggression.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 June, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
We will not avert our eyes from the Kremlin’s unconscionable carnage.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 8 June, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The Russian Federation’s willful disregard for civilian life and infrastructure has been a hallmark of its military campaign since the very beginning of its war on Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 June, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia remains the sole obstacle to peace in Ukraine. Russia and Russia alone can end this war today.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 1 June, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The United States will continue to hold Russia and its enablers accountable for this unjustified and illegal war.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 25 May, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
It is past time that Russia withdraw its forces from Ukraine, the whole of Ukraine, end its war, and immediately return these civilians to their homes.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 May, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
One of the most egregious recent examples of the Kremlin’s attack on media freedom is the arrest on completely spurious charges of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who remains wrongfully detained.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 May, 2023 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Belarus, RFOM, Russia, Ukraine
But for most Ukrainians that I spoke with, there is a much simpler truth about this war, namely this: a heavily-armed, murderous regime is trying to kill them, erase their identity and colonize their land. That is what they are living through right now.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 May, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Early in the morning last Friday, Russia’s forces fired over 20 cruise missiles and two drones into Ukraine, killing 25 people.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 May, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The attack killed fifteen people, including a two-year-old boy. This carnage reveals the true face of the Russian Federation’s war effort.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 April, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Though Russia has already failed in Ukraine, it continues to choose war.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 April, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Gravely concerned by the continuing impacts of Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine, in particular on the civilian population,
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 March, 2023 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Moscow Mechanism, Russia, Ukraine
Colleagues, over 400 murdered civilians were eventually discovered in Bucha.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 March, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The new year was rung in with Russia’s missile salvos targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, cutting off power to hospitals and denying heat to freezing civilians.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 March, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
We can never keep silent about such crimes and never attempt to normalize what Russia is doing in Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 March, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Indeed, since 2014 in Crimea, we’ve seen the blueprint for much of Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 16 March, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
For millions of people in Ukraine, in Russia and across the world, 24th February will forever mark a dark date on the calendar.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 March, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
As President Putin’s war enters its second year, we must stay united to keep exposing Russia’s crimes and to keep supporting Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 24 February, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine is entirely man-made. All it takes to stop more needless suffering is for the man who caused it -- Vladimir Putin -- to end his brutal war of choice.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 16 February, 2023 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Turkiye, Ukraine, UNHCR
Russia needs to provide the international community with the lists of children it has taken from Ukraine and allow these children to be reunited with their families in Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 16 February, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
We all know Russia could end its unprovoked war today if it chose to do so.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 9 February, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
"Aggression against Ukraine is not only a European problem but also a challenge to the very rules and principles of the international community.”
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 February, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Japan, Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s war of aggression continues to bring pain and suffering to Ukraine’s most vulnerable, including children.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 February, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
What Russia is trying to do today is quite simply to wipe out the sovereignty of an entire, independent nation.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 26 January, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
We look forward to combining institutional strengths in support of sovereign, independent Ukraine, so that its people can continue on their chosen path of freedom and democracy.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 26 January, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Since we met last week, the Kremlin has continued to inflict on Ukraine the kind of unconscionable violence and destruction that has become its trademark.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 January, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
For as long as it takes, literally for as long as it takes, the United States will continue to support Ukraine as it defends itself and liberates its territory.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 January, 2023 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
As is now clear to all, this is an effort by the Russian Federation to weaponize winter, and these salvos again targeted Ukraine’s critical infrastructure.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 December, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s ongoing weaponization of winter also means many of Ukraine’s citizens will continue to struggle for warmth, for food, and for survival in the months to come.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 8 December, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
As we remember the pain and the victims of the Holodomor, the United States reaffirms our commitment to the people of Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 24 November, 2022 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Holodomor, Ukraine
The Kremlin would like nothing more than to erode Ukrainian forces’ morale and the determination of the Ukrainian people to successfully resist Russia’s invasion.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 24 November, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia isn’t just waging a war of aggression against Ukraine. It is deliberately attacking civilian targets and civilian infrastructure with no military purpose whatsoever. These are not merely lapses. They are not exceptions to the rules. These are atrocities.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 November, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: FSC, Russia, Ukraine
RIght now it seems as though the Lukashenka regime is making decisions that seem more in the interests of President Putin and his cronies than in the Belarusian people.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 November, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
Ukraine has our full support and we will continue to do whatever it takes to give Ukraine the capacity to defend itself.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 November, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia has destroyed some 40 percent of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, including thermal energy plants that provide homes, schools, and hospitals with heat in wintertime, when temperatures can drop to 20 degrees below zero Celsius.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 10 November, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Putin is weaponizing food by playing games with Russia’s participation in the UN and Turkish-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 November, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s lack of success in using military force to impose its will on Ukraine is leading Putin to take increasingly desperate actions.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 27 October, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Yet Russia’s contempt for the international community and its norms of civilized behavior continues unabated.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 October, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
We declare our unwavering support for Ukraine and its brave people suffering from the ongoing Russian aggression, enabled by the Belarusian authorities.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 October, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Putin and his cronies in the Kremlin seem to relish taking every opportunity to demonstrate their willingness to violate international norms.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 October, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
No one can witness this carnage and not be moved. No person or country can equivocate in the face of such brutality. No one should remain silent in the face of such horrors.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 October, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
I would suggest that the employees of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs might want to educate their political leadership on the existence of the UN Charter, or the Helsinki Final Act, or indeed the Geneva Conventions, or indeed the Genocide Convention.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 October, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
While Russia scrambled to cook up ersatz plebiscites in Ukraine, we saw real expressions of popular will in Russia.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 October, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
These Potemkin referenda do not fool us. They do not change the facts on the ground. Putin and his Kremlin cronies can lie to themselves and the Russian people, but the world sees the truth.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 September, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Wherever Ukraine liberates its territory, we see the horrors Russia leaves behind in its wake.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 September, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s forces lost the battle of Kyiv in March, and now we see them abandoning their tanks and BMPs and running – sometimes literally – back to Russia.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 September, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s war against Ukraine must continue to be the key focus in weekly discussions in the FSC, just as it is in the PC.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 September, 2022 | Topics: Arms control, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Belarus, FSC, Russia, Ukraine
Any Kremlin claims that Ukraine’s people yearn to be annexed by Russia are flat-out lies and propaganda.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 1 September, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Today, as the United States has and will continue to do, we stand with a sovereign, democratic Ukraine as it celebrates and defends its independence.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 24 August, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Since our Russia colleagues seem so eager now to view Amnesty International’s reports as evidence of potential misconduct, perhaps they would be willing to respond to some of the findings Amnesty has released since the war began on February 24.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 9 August, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s brutal attack on its peaceful, sovereign neighbor has now entered its sixth month and the human costs are quite simply staggering.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 9 August, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia must end this war now before the moral and economic bankruptcy of this so-called “special military operation” causes more suffering.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 July, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The United States joins other OSCE participating states in honoring the memory of all 298 victims, including 193 Dutch citizens and one U.S. citizen.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 July, 2022 | Topics: Statements | Tags: MH17, Russia, Ukraine
Are you appalled by the death of a four-year-old girl and seven and eight-year-old boys? Are those military targets? Did their lives have value to you? Does it matter that they are now dead?
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 July, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
You are engaged as a representative of the Russian Federation in propaganda on behalf of a regime that is consistently striking civilians and civilian objects across Ukraine
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 July, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s denial of responsibility does not make gender-based violence go away. Nor does denial relieve members of Russia’s forces of being held accountable for these heinous crimes.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 July, 2022 | Topics: Gender Equality, Human Rights, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination | Tags: gender equality, Russia, Ukraine
With every unconscionable strike hitting Ukrainian civilians, the Russian government reveals its true nature to the world.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 July, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Today’s Moscow Mechanism report gives us an opportunity to pull back and document the unconscionable atrocity crimes, human rights violations, and abuses members of Russia’s forces have committed.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 July, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Moscow Mechanism, Russia, Ukraine
The report documents violations of international humanitarian law, and violations and abuses of human rights law, that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Ukraine between 1 April and 25 June 2022.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 July, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Moscow Mechanism, Russia, Ukraine
The United States and our partners will continue providing the humanitarian, economic, and security assistance Ukraine needs to defend itself against Russia’s barbaric and unprovoked aggression.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 July, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
All those responsible for forced transfers of Ukrainian civilians to Russia will be identified and held to account for violations of international law.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 July, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Only by ending Russia’s aggression once and for all will the people of Ukraine ensure that their children no longer have to fear the shriek of a Russian missile in the night sky.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 July, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia continues to deploy far-right ultranationalism in service of subjugating Ukraine, and in service of supporting neo-Nazi and extreme right-wing nationalist movements throughout Europe.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 June, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
We should never forget that the people of Ukraine are fighting for the survival of their country, of their families, of their cultural identity, and of their communities.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 16 June, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The unimaginable suffering of the men, women, and children of Kherson at the hands of Russia’s forces starkly illustrates the existential stakes of this war.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 9 June, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
We continue to have concerns regarding the humanitarian impacts of Russia’s invasion and potential for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 June, 2022 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russian, Ukraine
Fifteen weeks of violence, with so many reports of executions, forced deportations, rapes, filtration camps, and destruction that it is becoming difficult to fully grasp the enormity of the carnage being perpetrated by the Russian Federation.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 June, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Members of the Special Monitoring Mission have been detained and some have gone missing in eastern Ukraine. This is completely unacceptable. No one should be a target because of their unbiased and loyal service to this Organization.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 26 May, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The sheer barbarity, sadistic cruelty, and lawlessness of Russia’s military campaign is now plain for all the world to see.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 26 May, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Ukraine’s civilian nuclear sites had been safe and secure for decades. It was only Russia’s crudely irresponsible military actions that put these sites in danger.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 May, 2022 | Topics: Economic and Environmental Activities, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s long track record of accusing others of the violations it itself is perpetrating, or plans to perpetrate, raises the possibility that the Kremlin may be laying the predicate for a false flag operation using biological or chemical weapons.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 May, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
I think it is fair to say that the situation with regards to media freedom in the OSCE region has gone from terrible to worse than terrible.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 May, 2022 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
Ukraine must win so that we do not ever give in to a “might makes right” world order. And it must win so that Ukraine’s farmers can again feed the world. The stakes could not be any higher.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 May, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
It is the collective duty of our countries to continue our unprecedented support to Ukraine as it fights for the freedom of its country and its people and the values we share.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 May, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
We are committed to using every available tool to ensure Russia is held accountable for its monstrous atrocities.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 May, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Mr. Chair, in spite of Russia’s brutal aggression, the people of Ukraine know who they are. No bullets, no mortars or missiles can ever purge Ukraine from the hearts of its people.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 May, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The United States continues to regret that the Russian Federation blocked consensus on the mandate of the special monitoring mission to Ukraine and find this decision irresponsible and unjustifiable.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 April, 2022 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia, SMM, Ukraine
As we enter the third month of Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression, Ukraine stands as strong, united, and resolute as ever.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 April, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
This is a war for sovereignty against subjugation, for independence against imperialism, for the principles of international law against the brute force of a predatory power. The task before us is to rise to the moment and provide Ukraine with the capabilities it requires.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 April, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The United States will continue to use the full range of its tools and resources to support documentation and accountability efforts, together with our allies and partners.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 April, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
We are committed to using every tool available to ensure those responsible are held accountable for atrocities.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 April, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Mr. Chair, let there be no doubt: Russia’s war on Ukraine – the death and trauma that Putin’s regime is inflicting on Ukraine’s next generation – will never be forgotten.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 April, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Cвіт вимагає справедливості після побачених шокуючих зображень масових вбивств, виявлених під час звільнення Бучі українськими військовими 2-го квітня.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 April, 2022 | Topics: Uncategorized | Tags: Ukraine
The world is demanding justice following the shocking images of carnage discovered when Ukraine liberated Bucha on April 2.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 April, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
We will help the people of Ukraine fight for this future for as long as it takes.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 31 March, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Right of Reply to Belarus on the Russian Federation’s Ongoing Aggression Against Ukraine As delivered by Ambassador Michael Carpenter to the Permanent Council, Vienna March 24, 2022 Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, with regards to the intervention, just now, from the Belarusian representative, where he says that his country has no plans to attack Ukrainian ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 24 March, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
The human and humanitarian tragedy is growing every day, every hour.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 March, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Yesterday was surely one of the saddest days of the war after Russia bombed a children’s and maternity hospital in Mariupol.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 10 March, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
You are a co-aggressor, your territory has been used as a launch pad for a vicious, barbaric attack on a neighboring state, and you bear responsibility for that.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 March, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Belarus, Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
There are no credible explanations and no justifications for these actions. There is no “special military operation,” only a naked war of aggression.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 March, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Facts matter. That has been the motto of the SMM. And OSCE commitments matter. And international law obligations matter. No amount of lies can make facts disappear or hide the bloody results of Russia’s aggression.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 March, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Today, our delegations will send the following letter to ODIHR Director Matteo Mecacci, invoking the Moscow Mechanism, with the support of Ukraine
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 March, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
The courage and determination of Ukrainians to live in freedom, to defend their homeland against a foreign invader, has only grown as the Russian offensive has intensified and become more bloody and barbaric.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 March, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
This is a dark time, but when the fog of war clears, individuals will be held responsible. We are also taking note of all those enabling this war, including the regime in Belarus, and they too will be held to account.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 27 February, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s actions are an affront to democracy, to human rights, to human decency.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 24 February, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Make no mistake: Yesterday’s actions are the beginning of the latest Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 February, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
This is the most significant military mobilization in Europe since the Cold War.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 February, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
We recommend that Russia immediately de-escalate its military posture in and around Ukraine by withdrawing its troops and equipment and fulfilling in good faith its Minsk Agreement obligations.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 February, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
We need to address the escalating situation in the context of the principles and commitments at the heart of the OSCE.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 February, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
The United States and our Allies and partners are unified in our preference for constructive and serious diplomacy, including here at the OSCE.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 February, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Ukraine’s concern regarding Russian military activities and intentions today is unfortunately grounded in recent history.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 February, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Now is the time for Russia to halt and reverse its build-up of troops along Ukraine’s borders & fulfill its longstanding commitments here at the OSCE.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 10 February, 2022 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Russia continues to threaten the security of not just Ukraine, but Europe as a whole, with its ongoing military escalation.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 February, 2022 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
This crisis is much bigger than Ukraine. This is about the type of world we want to live in.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 27 January, 2022 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
What happens in Ukraine is not only a matter of peace and security in the Donbas, or Ukraine, or even Europe.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 January, 2022 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
The United States will work closely with the Polish Chairmanship to ensure that we find solutions to today’s challenges that are rooted in our commitments and principles
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 January, 2022 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Polish OSCE Chairmanship, Russia, Ukraine
Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity are being threatened in an unprecedented way.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 16 December, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
The mandate of the Project Coordinator in Ukraine applies to the entire territory of Ukraine within its international recognized borders, including Crimea.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 10 December, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Russia can accuse Ukraine of being the aggressor and it can accuse the United States of helping as much as it likes, but the reality is that Russia is the only perpetrator of this conflict.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 9 December, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
We remain deeply concerned by evidence Russia has made plans for significant escalation against Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 9 December, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
We call on Russia to cease its aggression, observe the ceasefire, fully implement its Minsk commitments, and withdraw its forces from Ukraine’s sovereign territory.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 December, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The OSCE’s comprehensive approach to security and the fundamental wisdom and integrity of the Helsinki Principles are as relevant now as they were when enshrined more than 40 years ago.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 December, 2021 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
We remain deeply concerned by reports of unusual Russian military activity near Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 25 November, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
The United States supports Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 November, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Exclude, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
We call on Russia to allow the SMM to fulfill its mandate and monitor throughout Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 November, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Crimea-related sanctions will remain in place until Russia returns full control of the peninsula to Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 November, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
If Russia has a dispute with Ukraine, it should be resolved diplomatically. The multinational SMM is not a bargaining chip.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 October, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Crimean Tatars, Russia, Ukraine
We call on Russia and the forces it leads to immediately cease preventing the other SMM monitors.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 October, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s ongoing aggression in eastern Ukraine and occupation of Crimea is now in its eighth year and has claimed more than 13,000 lives.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 October, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
We do not, nor will we ever, recognize Russia’s purported annexation of Crimea.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 October, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, SMM, TCG, Ukraine
The United States deeply regrets the choice by the Russian Federation to block consensus on extension of the BOM’s mandate.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 September, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Elections, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s ongoing aggression in eastern Ukraine and occupation of Crimea is now in its eighth year.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 September, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
We will continue to urge Russia to provide for OSCE monitoring along the Russia-Ukraine border.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 September, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Border Observer Mission, Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s irresponsible and destabilizing behavior not only threatens the security of its neighbors, but also the security of the wider OSCE region.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 16 September, 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 stands in solidarity with victims of the egregious crime of enforced disappearance and with the loved ones who live with the agony of their absence and the added pain of not knowing their whereabouts or fate.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 September, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Chechnya, Russia, Ukraine
Russia bears responsibility for every casualty on both sides of the Line of Contact. Its aggression against Ukraine is the sole driver of the daily violence that causes these tragedies.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 September, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s current objection to the Border Observer Mission’s mandate renewal looks to be just the latest in a long line of broken promises
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 September, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Border Observer Mission, Gukovo and Donetsk, Russia, Ukraine
The United States joins other participating States in calling for Russia to allow for the geographic expansion of this Mission.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 September, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Border Observer Mission, Gukovo & Donetsk, Russia, Ukraine
We do not, nor will we ever, recognize Russia’s purported annexation of Crimea. We reaffirm that Crimea is Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 31 August, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Seven years after Russia’s attempt to annex Crimea and the launch of its armed aggression in eastern Ukraine, Russia’s ongoing occupation and militarization of Crimea and violent campaign in eastern Ukraine threatens European security. Despite the relative success of the Additional Measures to Strengthen the Ceasefire last summer, Russia persists in obstructing peace negotiations within the Trilateral Contact Group ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 August, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia. Ukraine, SMM, Ukraine
July 27 marked the first anniversary of the issuance and enactment of the Trilateral Contact Group’s (TCG’s) Additional Measures to Strengthen the Ceasefire.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 August, 2021 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 July, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, harm to its civilian populations, and political coercion are not confined to the Donbas region.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 July, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
Although Russia tries to cast itself as a mere “mediator” in this conflict, Moscow unceasingly obstructs the paths to resolution.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 8 July, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
The mandate of the Project Coordinator in Ukraine applies to the entire country of Ukraine, including Crimea.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 June, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: 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.
Read More» 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”.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 June, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 May, 2021 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
We continue to closely monitor Russia’s announced ‘drawdown’ of its military equipment and personnel from Ukraine’s eastern border.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 April, 2021 | Topics: Arms control, First Dimension, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Ceasefire violations rose in eastern Ukraine as Russia unilaterally massed troops along its border with Ukraine and in Crimea.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 April, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 April, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea, Russia, SMM, Ukraine
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.
Read More» 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. ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 April, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 April, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
This month marks the beginning of the eighth year of Russian hostilities toward its sovereign neighbor.
Read More» 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
Regrettably, we are again seeing Russia-led forces use heavy weapons and reports of shelling around water and sanitation infrastructure in Donetsk.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 March, 2021 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 February, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, SMM, Ukraine
We track closely reports of ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 February, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 February, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, SMM, Ukraine
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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 January, 2021 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Russia, Ukraine
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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 January, 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 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 ...
Read More» 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 ...
Read More» 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, ...
Read More» 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 ...
Read More» 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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 26 November, 2020 | Topics: 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 November 12, 2020 Thank you, Madam Chairperson. As part of a broader program to destabilize its sovereign neighbor, Russia has fomented and financed a ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 November, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea, Russia, SMM, Ukraine
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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 November, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea under Russian Occupation, Crimean Tatars, Russia, Ukraine
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 ...
Read More» 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 ...
Read More» 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
Read More» 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 by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 September, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 July, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council on July 23, 2020
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 July, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Australia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III to the Permanent Council on July 16, 2020.
Read More» By | 16 July, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III at the Permanent Council on July 9, 2020.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 9 July, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered by Lane Darnell Bahl to the Permanent Council on July 2, 2020.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 July, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
ASRC 2020 statement delivered during the Special Session: Ensuring Security and Stability in the OSCE region in light of developments with respect to Ukraine
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By | 18 June, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Intrepretative statement delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III on June 18, 2020 at the Permanent Council.
Read More» By | 18 June, 2020 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Ukraine
Statement delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III on June 18, 2020 at the Permanent Council.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 June, 2020 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Elections, Statements | Tags: Ukraine
Right of Reply by U.S. Ambassador James S. Gilmore III from the June 11, 2020 Permanent Council.
Read More» By | 11 June, 2020 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Georgia, Ukraine
Statement delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III on June 11, 2020 at the Permanent Council.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By | 11 June, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the June 4, 2020 at the Permanent Council on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
Read More» By | 4 June, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the May 28, 2020 at the Permanent Council on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 May, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Right of Reply delivered at the Permanent Council on May 21, 2020 to the Russian Federation
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 May, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Press Release on Ambassador Gilmore Condemning Russian Conscription in Crimea as Violation of International Law. Released May 21, 2020
Read More» 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
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 May, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine at the May 7, 2020 at the Permanent Council.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 May, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered on April 30, 2020 at the Permanent Council on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 April, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Right of Reply on the Issue of Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity delivered at the Permanent Council April 23, 2020
Read More» 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 the report by Ambassadors Grau and Cevik on Ukraine.
Read More» 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
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 26 March, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Press Release on the Passage of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Budget and the Extension of its Mandate.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 March, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Ukraine
Statement delivered on March 12, 2020 at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine
Read More» By | 12 March, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered on March 5, 2020 at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 March, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
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.
Read More» 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 the Sixth Anniversary of Russian Occupation of Crimea.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 27 February, 2020 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered on February 13, 2020 at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 January, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Albania, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 December, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The U.S. closing statement delivered by Ambassador James S. Gilmore III at the 2019 OSCE Ministerial Council.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 December, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The U.S. opening statement delivered at the 2019 OSCE Ministerial Council.
Read More» 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
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 November, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the 86th Anniversary of the Holodomor in Ukraine
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 25 November, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea.
Read More» By | 21 November, 2019 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the report by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 November, 2019 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements | Tags: Azerbaijan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine
Right of Reply delivered at the Permanent Council in Response to the Russian delegation
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 November, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 31 October, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 October, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the Report of the Conflict Prevention Center Director
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 10 October, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 October, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at Working Session 10 of the HDIM 2019
Read More» 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 6 on the Freedom of Assembly
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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
Right of Reply delivered at the Opening Session of the 2019 HDIM.
Read More» 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
Read More» 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.”
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 September, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on September 5, 2019
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 September, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Ambassador Gilmore and UK Ambassador Neil Bush discuss OSCE contribution to Euro-Atlantic security PRESS RELEASE | August 28, 2019 USOSCE Ambassador James Gilmore and Ambassador Neil Bush, Head of the United Kingdom’s delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), met on August 29 to confer on vital emerging foreign policy for ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 August, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Georgia, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on Elections in Ukraine on July 25, 2019.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 25 July, 2019 | Topics: Elections, Statements | Tags: Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on July 25, 2019.
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 July, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on July 11, 2019
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» 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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 25 June, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on June 20, 2019
Read More» 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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 June, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Malaysia, Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine
Interpretative Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on the Extension of the Project Coordinator in Ukraine
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 June, 2019 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council in Response to Project Coordinator in Ukraine
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 June, 2019 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Elections, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on June 6, 2019
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 May, 2019 | Topics: Border security, OSCE Institutions, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on April 11, 2019
Read More» By | 11 April, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on Ukraine’s Presidential Election
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 April, 2019 | Topics: Elections, Statements | Tags: Ukraine
Statement delivered at Permanent Council on Report by OSCE Chief Monitor and CiO's Special Representative in Ukraine
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 April, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on March 28, 2019
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» By | 7 March, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine on February 28, 2019
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 February, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Remarks delivered at 26 February event "FIVE YEARS AFTER: Human Rights Situation in Autonomous Republic of Crimea"
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 26 February, 2019 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Freedom of Expression, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine
Read More» 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
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 February, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on ODIHR's election observation in Ukraine
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 February, 2019 | Topics: Elections, Statements | Tags: Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council On Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine
Read More» 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
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 1 February, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Opening statement delivered at the 27th Environmental and Economic Preparatory Meeting
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 January, 2019 | Topics: Economic and Environmental Activities, Statements | Tags: Albania, Kosovo, Moldova, Ukraine
Statement delivered to the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine
Read More» 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
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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
Read More» 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
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 January, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Georgia, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations of International Law and Defiance of OSCE Principles in Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 December, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
U.S. response to the statement by Ms. Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner on Human Rights for the Council of Europe.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 December, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Ukraine
Statement on Russian's Ongoing Violations in Ukraine delivered at the OSCE Permanent Council
Read More» 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 ...
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 29 November, 2018 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council on Russia's Ongoing Violations of International Law and Defiance of OSCE Principles in Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 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 in Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 November, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement to a special session of the Permanent Council on the Illegal “Elections” in Donbas.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 1 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 October, 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 4 October, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
U.S. Opening Statement at the 2018 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Warsaw, September 10, 2018.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 10 September, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Ongoing Violations of International Law and Defiance of OSCE Principles and Commitments by the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 August, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia has acted in a manner unworthy of a great nation and has chosen to isolate itself from the international community.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 July, 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.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 June, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Interpretative statement on the extension of the mandate of the Project Coordinator in Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 June, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Ukraine
Response to the report by the OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine, Ambassador Vaidotas Verba, to the Permanent Council.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 June, 2018 | Topics: Statements | Tags: 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 ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 14 June, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Response to OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Lamberto Zannier's report to the Permanent Council.
Read More» 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 Russia's ongoing violations in Ukraine.
Read More» 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.
Read More» 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
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 17 May, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council on Russia's ongoing violations of international law and defiance of OSCE principles and commitments in Ukraine.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 3 May, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement to the Permanent Council on the 32nd Anniversary of the accident at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Station.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 26 April, 2018 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Ukraine
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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 26 April, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council on Russia's ongoing violations in Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 April, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
By definition, elections conducted by the occupation authorities or under Russian law in Crimea have no legitimacy.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 22 March, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council on Russia's ongoing violations in Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 March, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council rejecting the Russian Federation’s conduct of a sham election in Crimea.
Read More» 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.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 March, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council on Russia's ongoing, four-year occupation of Crimea.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 1 March, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Introductory remarks at a side event on human rights defenders in Crimea.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 27 February, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council on Russia's ongoing violations in Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 February, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council in response to the head of the observer mission at two checkpoints on the Russia-Ukraine border.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 15 February, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council: Response to Ambassadors Ertugrul Apakan and Martin Sajdik.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 8 February, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council on Russia's ongoing violations in Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 1 February, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council on Russia's ongoing violations in Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 25 January, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Interpretative Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the Extension of the Observer Mission to Two Checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian Border.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 25 January, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
A summary of U.S. activities at the OSCE between January 15 and January 19, 2018.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 January, 2018 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Kosovo, Russia, Ukraine
Statement at the Permanent Council on Russia's ongoing violations of international law and defiance of OSCE principles and commitments in Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 18 January, 2018 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Response to Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano's presentation to the Permanent Council of his goals as 2018 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 January, 2018 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Itlay, Russia, Ukraine
The fighting in the Donbas continues to worsen, reaching a level similar to that last experienced in January and February of 2017.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 21 December, 2017 | Topics: Exclude, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The State Department’s top official for European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell, condemned Russia’s persecution of Crimean Tatars and voiced the United States’ unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Read More» By peterscj | 14 December, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
As this 24th OSCE Ministerial comes to a close, let us reflect for a moment on the vision rooted in the Helsinki Final Act and on what that should mean for all of us here today.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 8 December, 2017 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Protracted Conflicts, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
Whether it is ending the crisis in Ukraine, fighting terrorism, promoting human rights, or resolving longstanding conflicts, the OSCE is an important platform for addressing these challenges.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 7 December, 2017 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
Ceasefire violations have now returned to higher levels than those recorded before the August 25 truce.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 November, 2017 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The mandate of the Project Coordinator in Ukraine applies to the entire country of Ukraine, including Crimea.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 30 November, 2017 | Topics: Statements | Tags: Ukraine
I’d like to make a substantive comment in response to the information that the Secretary General provided regarding the security situation in response to the question from the EU.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 November, 2017 | Topics: Exclude, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The United States joins the people of Ukraine in honoring the memory of the Revolution of Dignity and those who gave their lives to build a more just, democratic, and European Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 November, 2017 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s willingness to exploit the vulnerabilities of critical civilian infrastructure leaves the civilian population exposed to unconscionable danger.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 23 November, 2017 | 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 Deputy Political Counselor Darren Perdue to the Permanent Council, Vienna November 16, 2017 Thank you, Mr. Chair. The conflict in the Donbas seems to have returned to an established pattern as we enter the ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 16 November, 2017 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The HCNM plays a valuable role as we grapple with issues regarding ethnicity, language, and education, while respecting and protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 16 November, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, National Minorities, Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination | Tags: Albania, Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine
Response to the address by Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, at the OSCE Permanent Council.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 16 November, 2017 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The OSCE Mission to Moldova plays a crucial role in the ongoing settlement process on the Transnistria conflict, and advises Moldova’s authorities on human rights and democratization issues.
Read More» By peterscj | 15 November, 2017 | Topics: Exclude, Protracted Conflicts, Statements | Tags: Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, United States
We note with great concern that the fighting fomented by Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine is again on the verge of causing a significant humanitarian disaster.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 9 November, 2017 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The Geneva International Discussions on the conflict in Georgia. Ending impunity for crimes against journalists. Russia's ongoing violations in Ukraine.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 November, 2017 | Topics: Protracted Conflicts, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Georgia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine
The so-called renewed “Back to School” ceasefire effort in eastern Ukraine appears to be collapsing.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 2 November, 2017 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The OSCE's work on the environment, Russia's ongoing violations in Ukraine, security sector support in the migration crisis, and much more.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 October, 2017 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine
Response to President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Christine Muttonen's address to the OSCE Permanent Council.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 19 October, 2017 | Topics: Elections, Protracted Conflicts, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Andorra, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, United States
Macedonia's foreign minister addresses the delegations, Russia's ongoing violations in Ukraine, gay rights in Azerbaijan, and more.
Read More» By peterscj | 12 October, 2017 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Macedonia, Russia, Ukraine
We call on Russia to disengage the forces it leads, arms, trains, and fights alongside from the line of contact and withdraw proscribed weapons in accordance with the Minsk agreements.
Read More» By | 12 October, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Christine Beerli of the International Red Cross (ICRC) addressed the OSCE Permanent Council. We responded on the crucial work the ICRC does in conflict-affected areas.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 12 October, 2017 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine
The role of women in peace processes, the shrinking space for civil society, the sentencing of Crimean Tatar leader Ilmi Umerov, and more.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 October, 2017 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine
We again call on Russia to disengage the forces it leads, arms, trains, and fights alongside from the line of contact and withdraw proscribed weapons in accordance with the Minsk agreements.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 October, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Tackling online abuse of female journalists, countering violent extremism, calling out Russia's ongoing aggression in Ukraine, and more.
Read More» By peterscj | 29 September, 2017 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Combating Terrorism, Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The United States does not recognize the legitimacy or the outcome of the elections that took place in Russian-occupied Crimea on September 10.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 September, 2017 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Reported ceasefire violations in Ukraine have decreased, but the use of heavy weapons violations still exceeds 100 per week.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 28 September, 2017 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
OSCE monitors in Ukraine continue to face serious restrictions, violence, and harassment in territory controlled by the forces Russia arms, trains, leads and fights alongside.
Read More» By | 31 August, 2017 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The investigations into the April 23 tragedy resulting in the death of SMM paramedic Joseph Stone must be honest, thorough, and transparent, and include concrete determinations on making SMM operations stronger and safer in the future.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 July, 2017 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Because Russia continues to block the Observer Mission's expansion -- despite clear, strong, continued support from other participating States to do so -- we once again are forced to accept a limited and inadequate mission.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 20 July, 2017 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
OSCE monitors in Ukraine continue to face serious restrictions, violence, and harassment in territory controlled by the forces Russia arms, trains, leads and fights alongside.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 13 July, 2017 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
A genuine and lasting ceasefire, followed by the withdrawal of proscribed weapons, is required before work begins on the political aspects of the Minsk agreements.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 July, 2017 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The Project Coordinator in Ukraine (PCU) plays an indispensable role in providing assistance to Ukraine. Key projects offer training on psychological support to people in conflict-affected areas; advocate for humanitarian demining; promote the safety of journalists; and support policy recommendations that draw attention to the plight of displaced persons.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 6 July, 2017 | Topics: Sections & Offices, Statements, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Ukraine
The United States notes that Crimea remains an integral and internationally-recognized part of Ukraine, despite Russia’s ongoing occupation and attempted annexation. The mandate of the Project Coordinator in Ukraine applies to the entire country of Ukraine, including Crimea.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 July, 2017 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Ukraine
The United States fully supports Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity within its internationally-recognized borders. We do not, nor will we ever, recognize Russia’s purported annexation of Crimea.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 5 July, 2017 | Topics: Arms control, Exclude, Statements | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
We share the concerns of Organization for Democracy and Economic Development member states about the active and protracted conflicts in this region, and are deeply concerned by continuing violations of member states’ sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 8 June, 2017 | Topics: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statements, Trade | Tags: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine
Within 30 meters of a hospital, there was a shell crater four meters in diameter and two meters deep, assessed to have been fired from a 152mm artillery piece located in “separatist”-controlled territory. Because a shell of this size will generally kill anything within 50 meters of impact, it caused extensive damage to the hospital.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 1 June, 2017 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
The conflict in eastern Ukraine continues unabated. On May 17, the SMM noted a 75 percent increase in ceasefire violations compared to the previous week, heightened violence in all five major hotspots along the contact line, and mounting civilian deaths.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 25 May, 2017 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has shaken the very foundations of security and stability in Europe, and is antithetical to a vision of Europe that is whole, free, and at peace. The United States affirms its staunch support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity within its internationally-recognized borders.
Read More» By U.S. Mission OSCE | 11 May, 2017 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine
