The Latest Breaking News from OSCE

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

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

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 Independent UK · Feb 23, 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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023