Russia to Block Renewal of OSCE's Ukraine Mission

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
June and it said it was going to do so," Danish ambassador Henrik Villadsen, the mission's project coordinator since 2018, told AFP.He was
confirming an earlier statement from the Polish rotating chairmanship of the institution, which said: "Unfortunately it formally ends in
seven days due to the Russian veto."The mission of the OSCE helps Ukraine bring its legislation, institutions and practices into line with
democratic standards.It employs 110 people, mostly Ukrainians, on about 40 projects
Their work includes improving water quality, de-mining work, fighting human trafficking, corruption and domestic violence, said
Villadsen."The OSCE is an incubator developing practices that do not yet exist," said Villadsen, who had an annual budget of 3.6 million
euros for the projects."From 2010, for example, we worked to ensure that Ukraine joined international standards," in terms of mine
between the government and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine