Russia should withdraw its military and weapons from Ukraine and stop restricting access for the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, said British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons.
“Transparency is important. Innocent lives are at stake, ”the ambassador wrote on Twitter.
According to her, she was horrified to learn from OSCE SMM reports that the number of civilian casualties due to shelling in eastern Ukraine is the largest since the ceasefire in July 2020..
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US announced Russia's blocking of the annual OSCE meeting.
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On September 2, Russia announced that it refuses to support the extension of the mandate of the OSCE mission at two checkpoints (" This decision indicates that Russia does not want peace, said Minister for the Reintegration of the Occupied Territories Alexei Reznikov. According to him, due to the blocking of the SMM in the territory not controlled by Ukraine, the supply of weapons and ammunition may increase..