OSCE/ODIHR Director Link condemns terrorist attacks in Copenhagen, calls for greater efforts by governments to meet security needs of Jewish communities and protect freedom of speech
WARSAW, 16 February 2015 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today condemned attacks that killed a security guard at a synagogue and a participant in a freedom of speech event in Copenhagen on Saturday. “I am shocked by the terrorist attacks in Copenhagen on the weekend,” Link...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office urges all sides to refrain from actions that might endanger ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
BELGRADE, 16 February 2015 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today strongly urged all sides to refrain from any action that might endanger the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, which came into effect on 15 February 2015. “I expect all parties to demonstrate the highest level of responsibility by fully...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 15 February 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM began monitoring the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM monitored the ceasefire which commenced at 00:00hrs on 15 February. It observed that the ceasefire has been adhered to despite some incidents in Sievierodonetsk (90km...
Fighting Rages Despite Ukraine Truce, Romania Deploys Soft Power in Moldova
Plus, a jailed Azerbaijani journalist faces new charges and Serbia honors U.S. academic Noam Chomsky on Statehood Day. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Europe has already realised that the actions of Russia in Donbas threaten the continental security
On Radio Liberty, Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk spoke about how the rhetoric of political leaders of the West on the Ukrainian-Russian crisis and the war in Donbas had changed. – One can lose count of how many the so-called “humanitarian convoys” Russia sent to Donbas,...
Ukrainian Crisis and Its Limited Impact on Turkish Russian Relations
Turkey and Russia have a deeply “compartmentalized” relationship. A disagreement on one regional issue-Ukraine, Georgia or even Syria-will not necessarily derail their bilateral relations. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander Hug to visit eastern Ukraine (Kramatorsk-Soledar-Debaltseve)
KYIV, 15 February 2015 – On 16-17 February the Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, Alexander Hug, will visit eastern Ukraine. He will meet the SMM team working in Kramatorsk, conduct meetings with the Joint Center for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC) and other interlocutors, and assess the security...
Slovak FM Lajčák: Ability to Listen Is Key to Effective Multilateralism
Sharing his views on topics ranging from the crisis in Ukraine and the role of women in peace processes to the changing role of the UN, Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčák of Slovakia said that the key ingredient to a successful multilateralism is “the ability to listen to each other, the kind of listening when you understand even if you might...
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) to hold a news briefing in Kyiv
KYIV, 15 February 2015 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) will hold a news briefing today in Kyiv. Alexander Hug, the Deputy Chief Monitor of the SMM, will talk about situation on the ground and Mission’s activities. Journalists are invited to attend the news briefing today, 15 February, at 15:00 hrs (Kyiv time), at the...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), as of 18:00hrs, 13 February
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum and the work of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC). The SMM assessed damage from shelling in Donetsk and Luhansk cities. On 13 February, the SMM visited the residential area of...
