The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry supports the continuation of the mandate of the OSCE Observer Mission at two Russian checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk and expresses deep disappointment that Russia remains the only one in the OSCE who “aggressively blocks” the expansion of the mission’s mandate for the whole border section adjacent to the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the decision to extend the mandate of the OSCE Observer Mission to Gukovo and Donetsk was taken on May 3 at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, and it showed “the complete isolation of Russia in its reluctance to ensure effective international control at the border.”
Ukraine urged the Russian Federation to fulfill its obligations under the Minsk agreements.
