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Ukraine demands urgent UN Security Council meeting after Kyiv strike

Andrii Sybiha said Ukraine is demanding an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council and a joint OSCE session following Russia’s missile strike on Kyiv on May 24.

24 May, 11:40 PM

OSCE chair and secretary general arrive in Kyiv to back Ukraine peace process

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis arrived in Kyiv on Feb. 2, accompanied by the organization’s Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu, he announced on his official X account.

2 February, 03:52 PM

Russia plans fresh attacks on Ukraine’s power grid and nuclear networks

Russia is preparing new large-scale strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, including facilities and networks that service nuclear power plants, Ukrinform reported on Jan. 21.

22 January, 08:16 AM

Nearly 90% of freed Ukrainian POWs report torture, OSCE report says

Russia’s systematic use of torture against Ukrainian prisoners-of-war is a violation of international humanitarian law, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said in a report released on Sept. 22.

27 September 2025, 02:13 AM

Kyiv calls OSCE Permanent Council meeting

A special meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has been scheduled for Sep. 9 at Ukraine's request, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced on X late on Sep. 8.

9 September 2025, 09:15 AM

Finland pledges continued backing for Ukraine

Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen reaffirmed her country’s firm support for Ukraine, calling it a top priority of the OSCE under Finnish chairmanship during remarks to the 17th annual Kyiv Security Forum on May 10.

10 May 2025, 10:55 AM

OSCE parliamentary assembly head brings Putin’s former interpreter as adviser

Pia Kauma, a Finnish MP and President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, attended an Interparliamentary Union (IPU) meeting accompanied by Daria Boyarskaya —a former interpreter for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Finnish outlet Hufvudstadsbladet reported on April 17.

18 April 2025, 02:09 AM

OSCE discusses Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian FM Sybiha demands more action

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha thanked Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, the current OSCE chair, for calling a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in response to Russia’s missile strike on Kryvyi Rih.

8 April 2025, 05:19 PM

UN Security Council to meet over Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih

Ukraine has called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council following a Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih that killed 20 people, including nine children, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced on April 7.

7 April 2025, 09:42 PM

Belarus holds election as Ukraine and EU reject legitimacy of results

Belarus is holding a so-called presidential election on Jan. 26, with 5,325 polling stations open for voting from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time, according to BelTA.

26 January 2025, 10:20 AM

Norwegian FM slams Lavrov’s ‘parallel universe’ rhetoric at OSCE

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's speech at the OSCE Ministerial Council session in Malta was "evidence from a parallel universe,” Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Dec. 5

6 December 2024, 12:48 PM

Blinken and Lavrov clash at OSCE on Ukraine

A “virtual” dispute over Ukraine erupted between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Malta, the Associated Press reported on Dec. 5, 2024.

6 December 2024, 12:03 PM

Ukraine’s FM leaves OSCE meeting before Lavrov’s speech

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha left the OSCE plenary hall before Russian Minister Sergey Lavrov’s speech.

5 December 2024, 03:50 PM

Ukraine will not agree to Yalta-2 or Minsk-3 – Sybiha

Ukraine will not agree to agreements like the 1945 Yalta Conference or the Minsk accords, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said during the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Malta, according to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s press service.

5 December 2024, 02:03 PM

Russian FM faces boycott at OSCE meeting

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and his Czech counterpart Jan Lipavsky will boycott Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's speech at the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Malta on Dec. 5, Polish radio station RMF FM reported on Dec. 5.

5 December 2024, 01:36 PM

FM Sybiha to attend OSCE meeting in Malta

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha will visit Malta to participate in the annual meeting of the OSCE Foreign Ministers' Council, scheduled for Dec. 5-6, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry announced on Dec. 4.

5 December 2024, 02:11 AM

OSCE meeting to discuss IRBM strike on Ukraine’s Dnipro

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will hold a joint session of the Permanent Council and the Forum for Security Cooperation on Nov. 27, to discuss Russia using an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) against Ukraine.

26 November 2024, 01:16 AM

Russian FM to attend OSCE summit first since war outbreak

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to visit Malta in December 2024 to participate in the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting, claimed Russian outlet Vedomosti, citing Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.

1 November 2024, 01:25 PM

Russia loses one soldier for every 2.5 square meters of captured territory, says Ukraine's OSCE mission's deputy head

The Russian army loses one soldier for every 2.5 square meters of occupied Ukrainian territory, Nataliia Kostenko, the deputy head of Ukraine's mission to the OSCE said, Ukrinform reported on Oct. 11.

11 October 2024, 11:27 AM

Russia to block OSCE and UN peacekeepers from occupied territories, says Human Rights activist

Russia will block the deployment of an OSCE monitoring mission and UN peacekeeping forces to its occupied territories, including Kursk Oblast, Regional Center for Human Rights lawyer Kateryna Rashevska told Radio NV on Aug. 15.

18 August 2024, 02:32 PM

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