Russia’s malign activities in the OSCE area: Joint statement to OSCE Ministerial Council 2024
We, the undersigned OSCE participating States, condemn Russia’s ongoing malign activities in the OSCE area, which have created a direct threat to regional security and stability.
In violation of its international commitments and fundamental OSCE principles, Russia continues to:
- Occupy Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine and support armed separatists in the Donbas region.
- Threaten the territorial integrity and sovereignty of other OSCE participating States, including through nuclear blackmail.
- Use energy as a political weapon and weaponize migration to destabilize its neighbors.
- Interfere in the internal affairs of other OSCE participating States through political, military, and economic means.
- Suppress dissent and violate human rights within Russia and its occupied territories.
These actions undermine the OSCE’s values and principles and have created a serious threat to the security of all OSCE participating States. We reaffirm our commitment to the OSCE’s comprehensive approach to security and the indivisibility of security within the OSCE area.
We call on Russia to:
- End its illegal occupation of Crimea and eastern Ukraine and withdraw its forces from these territories.
- Respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of all OSCE participating States.
- Cease its use of energy and migration as political weapons.
- Respect the human rights of all individuals and refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of other States.
We support the work of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) and the OSCE Mission in Georgia (OMG) and call on Russia to facilitate their full and unhindered access to the occupied territories.
We are determined to strengthen our cooperation to counter Russia’s malign activities and to defend the OSCE’s principles and values. We will continue to support the OSCE and work together to promote security and stability in the OSCE area.
Endorsed by:
Albania Andorra Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America
Russia’s malign activities in the the OSCE area: Joint statement to OSCE Ministerial Council 2024
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