DISINFO: Anti-Russian Poland reduced the OSCE's effectiveness to zero
SUMMARY
Things are not going well in the OSCE - this organisation was created as a platform for equal dialogue and cooperation, but over the past few years, it has found itself in a deep crisis. The West perceives the OSCE as a tool to promote its collective interests, turning it into an arena for propaganda battles. In 2022, Poland took over the OSCE chairmanship with openly anti-Russian attitudes. In the opinion of Russia, the Poles have succeeded only in one thing: to reduce the effectiveness of OSCE activities to zero.
RESPONSE
This message is a part of the Kremlin’s disinformation narrative about anti-Russian Poland and the OSCE.
The claim that the Polish Chairmanship in OSCE “destroyed” and marginalised this organisation is ungrounded.
This claim was made in connection to the recent Polish decision not to admit Minister Lavrov to the OSCE meeting. On 18 November 2022, the Polish MFA announced its decision not to admit Russian representatives to the OSCE Ministerial Meeting in Łódź. According to the Polish statement, “delegations should be adjusted to the current EU regulations and not include persons that are sanctioned by the European Union. Following Russia’s illegal aggression against Ukraine on February 24th, 2022, a number of Russian nationals were added to the list of sanctioned individuals, including Minister Lavrov”. This Polish decision is an act of solidarity with Ukraine.
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