Polyansky: OSCE is not intended to discuss ways to resolve the conflict in Ukraine
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Russia's Permanent Representative to the OSCE Dmitry Polyansky said that the organization is not intended to discuss possible ways to end the conflict in Ukraine, calling such expectations of some EU countries illusions and emphasizing that the Vienna platform is not used to create a second negotiating track on the Ukrainian settlement.
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The OSCE is an international security organization that includes countries from Europe, Central Asia and North America. Russia is a member of the organization. The conflict in Ukraine has been ongoing since 2022, and various international platforms are discussing possible ways to resolve it.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is not intended to discuss possible ways to end the conflict in Ukraine. Russia's permanent representative to the organization, Dmitry Polyansky, said this in a conversation with RIA Novosti journalists.
According to him, some European Union (EU) countries count on the participation of the OSCE in the settlement process, but such expectations do not correspond to its role. Polyansky called such ideas illusions. “They are trying to test the waters of our flexibility. But the Vienna platform is not a platform for discussing ways of Ukrainian settlement; no one is creating a “second negotiation track” on these issues here,” the interlocutor emphasized.
He explained that the OSCE will not become a platform for a Ukrainian settlement because of the organization’s track record. Now it is used by the EU only to broadcast “all-weather” support for Ukraine, Polyansky concluded.
Open Questions
- What specific formats does the EU propose for OSCE participation in resolving the conflict?
- How does the OSCE officially respond to accusations of being unsuited to discuss the Ukrainian settlement?
- Does the OSCE have ongoing missions or observation missions in Ukraine, and how do they relate to Polyansky's statement?
