Russia’s recognition of the independence of the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics contradicts the Minsk agreements and will increase tension in the region, this decision must be immediately canceled, the OSCE concluded.
This is stated in the joint statement OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Zbigniew Rau, OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid, President of the Organization’s Parliamentary Assembly Margaretha Söderfelt and Secretary General of the Organization’s Parliamentary Assembly Roberto Montella.
“Like all OSCE participating States, Russia has committed itself to respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of others <...> Recognition will only increase tensions and separate the population living in these regions from the rest of their country, Ukraine,” the statement said. circulation.
Moscow’s decision is contrary to the Minsk agreements, since they assume that the territories of the DPR and LPR will be part of Ukraine as regions with a special status, explained Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) Mikko Kinnunen. “It is imperative that today’s decision does not lead to new hostilities and bloodshed,” he concluded.
Ukraine and France demanded to hold an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council