Ukraine: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
(asked on 25th January 2022) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's capacity to monitor incursions and incidents in the Donetsk region, including shellings, sniping and military drone use.
This question was answered on 28th January 2022
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) is the international community's eyes and ears on the ground in eastern Ukraine. It plays a crucial role to gather information and report on the security situation; and establish and report facts in response to specific incidents. In recent months, however, the SMM has faced unprecedented restrictions on its freedom of movement, overwhelmingly in non-government controlled areas, as well as the targeting of its technological capabilities. We continue to call on Russia to ensure the Mission has free, safe and unconditional access throughout Ukraine.
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) is the international community's eyes and ears on the ground in eastern Ukraine. It plays a crucial role to gather information and report on the security situation; and establish and report facts in response to specific incidents. In recent months, however, the SMM has faced unprecedented restrictions on its freedom of movement, overwhelmingly in non-government controlled areas, as well as the targeting of its technological capabilities. We continue to call on Russia to ensure the Mission has free, safe and unconditional access throughout Ukraine.