Cameron condemns Moscow ahead of OSCE summit including Russian counterpart Moscow’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov was expected to attend the conference in North Macedonia. The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023
Top diplomats meet in North Macedonia for OSCE but some boycott Lavrov's expected attendance Top diplomats from more than 50 countries are arriving in North Macedonia while others are boycotting the expected presence of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023
OSCE Caught In Tug-of-war Between Moscow And West Ministers of the world's largest regional security body are to meet Thursday in Skopje as the 57-member organisation faces its most serious crisis since its creation as tensions from Russia's invasion of Ukraine remain heightened. International Business Times · Nov 29, 2023
Baltic foreign ministers pull out of OSCE summit over Russia invite Ministers of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania say presence of Sergey Lavrov risks legitimising Russian war in Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Nov 28, 2023
Baltic nations' foreign ministers pull out of OSCE meeting over Russian foreign minister attendance The foreign ministers of the three Baltic states say they will boycott a meeting by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe being held this week in North Macedonia, in objection to the participation of Russia’s foreign minister The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023
Russian FM says he plans to attend OSCE meeting in North Macedonia Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he plans to travel to NATO member North Macedonia later this week to attend a conference of a top trans-Atlantic security and rights group, a trip that would mark his first visit to a NATO country since Moscow sent troops to Ukraine The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2023
Blinken Heads To Rally Ukraine Support, Could Cross Paths With Lavrov US Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed Monday to Europe to rally support for Ukraine, on a trip where he could cross paths with his Russian counterpart. International Business Times · Nov 27, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy confirms Kyiv used US-provided ATACMs missiles – as it happened Ukrainian military used US-supplied longer-range army tactical missile systems to strike nine Russian helicopters in eastern Ukraine The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 601 of the invasion Russia testing defences around Kupiansk-Lyman as its Avdiivka offensive wanes, says Ukraine; Moscow admits reliance on China for drones The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023
Turkey's election board showed lack of transparency - OSCE observers Turkey's High Election Board (YSK) showed lack of transparency in its handling of Sunday's elections and biased state media coverage of the contest was a concern, observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said. Reuters · May 15, 2023
Uzbekistan’s leader calls for snap presidential election in July New poll ordered a week after voters approve constitutional amendments allowing president to run for two more terms. Al Jazeera · May 8, 2023
France, other OSCE states request special investigation linked to Russian aggression in Ukraine France and a group of 45 states participating in the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) have invoked a special mechanism to investigate allegations linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the French foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Reuters · Mar 30, 2023
Ukrainian refugees increasingly targeted for sexual exploitation, research finds Exclusive: Analysis of global search engine traffic reveals growing interest in Ukrainian pornography since Russian invasion The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2023
Russian delegates defiant at hostile OSCE assembly meeting A contentious Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe parliamentary meeting has ended with a denouncement of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — as Russian delegates accused the West of preventing dialogue by supplying weapons to Ukraine The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023 Ukraine shuns OSCE gathering in Vienna over Russian presence A meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s parliamentary assembly has got underway with Ukraine’s delegation, which is boycotting the event
The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023 Austria criticised for allowing 18 Russian MPs to attend security meeting Ukraine to boycott OSCE gathering in Vienna, as reports say Russians have also been invited to a nationalist ball
Reuters · Feb 16, 2023 Russia expels four Austrian diplomats in tit-for-tat move Russia said on Thursday it was expelling four Austrian diplomats in a tit-for-tat move after Vienna expelled four Russian diplomats in a case which appeared to be related to spying.
Al Jazeera · Feb 16, 2023 Armenia offers peace treaty project to Azerbaijan The agreement would provide for monitoring mechanisms designed to prevent war in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023 Ukraine to boycott OSCE meeting in Vienna if Russia attends Ukraine has informed the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe that it won’t attend the next meeting of its parliamentary assembly if sanctioned Russian lawmakers are allowed to participate
The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023 Neutral Austria under pressure to get tougher on Russia Neutral Austria has come under heavy criticism for granting visas that will allow sanctioned Russian lawmakers to attend a Vienna meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Reuters · Feb 2, 2023 Austria expels four Russian envoys for breaching international agreements Austria is expelling four Russian diplomats for behaving in a manner inconsistent with international agreements, a reason often invoked in spying cases, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday without giving specifics.
France 24 · Jan 20, 2023 Thousands of Armenians trapped in Nagorno-Karabakh face humanitarian crisis The Lachin corridor, the lifeline road connecting the self-proclaimed republic of Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, has been blocked by Azerbaijiani protesters since December 12, trapping its 120,000 Armenian residents in an increasingly precarious situation. FRANCE 24’s Armenia correspondent Taline Oundjian reports.
Reuters · Jan 17, 2023 Ukraine's Zelenskiy calls on OSCE to do more about Ukrainians moved to Russia Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) on Monday to do more about Ukrainians that Kyiv says have been forcefully deported to Russia and their fate once inside the country.
Reuters · Jan 13, 2023 Russian proxy in east Ukraine accuses Briton of spying Authorities in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine have accused a Briton who worked as an international conflict monitor of spying for Ukraine, a Russian news agency said on Friday.
The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022 European security org faces existential crisis at meeting A security organization born in the Cold War to maintain peace in Europe has ended a high-level meeting without a final resolution