KYIV AND VIENNA — The signs had been there for weeks, if not months: Russian forces were massing around Ukraine, painting Zs and Vs on their military vehicles; Vladimir Putin’s rhetoric was getting ...
OSCE foreign ministers are meeting in Poland, which did not invite Russia's Sergey Lavrov in light of the war in Ukraine. Moscow railed against this step, Western countries argued the Kremlin only had ...
To help readers better understand the nuances of foreign policy, CFR staff writers and Consulting Editor Bernard Gwertzman conduct in-depth interviews with a wide range of international experts, as ...
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the OSCE, aims to prevent conflict and manage crises in Europe, the Caucasus and central Asia. The organisation is based in Vienna, Austria, ...
The world's largest security body, the OSCE, had to end its monitoring mission in Ukraine when Russia invaded. But the organization could take on a crucial role when it comes to rebuilding the country ...
The OSCE has Putin and Veshnyakov talking (file photo) Vienna, 22 April 2005 (RFE/RL) -- More than 200 international election experts are today wrapping up their two-day meeting in Vienna during which ...
A Russian diplomat recalled from Brussels amid a spy purge by Belgian authorities has been nominated to head the Belgrade mission of Europe's largest security body, a joint investigation by RFE/RL and ...