International monitoring of the Ukraine-Russia border is “grossly inadequate”, said the US Ambassador to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on Monday.
The OSCE’s chief observer said that the team was discussing the possibility of going to other border checkpoints in areas no longer controlled by Ukraine, reports the BBC.
“The current observation mission has access to about 1 KM of the international border,” said Daniel Baer, adding that the mandate of the mission needed to be expanded.
“We call on Russia to engage immediately with Ukraine and the OSCE to implement monitoring and verification of the international border as agreed in Minsk, to include restoring Ukrainian control over its side of the border, and a heavy weapons-free buffer zone on either side of the border,” said Baeur.
Ukraine calls for increased international monitors at Russian borders (08 October 2014)
The OSCE’s chief observer said that the team was discussing the possibility of going to other border checkpoints in areas no longer controlled by Ukraine, reports the BBC.
“The current observation mission has access to about 1 KM of the international border,” said Daniel Baer, adding that the mandate of the mission needed to be expanded.
“We call on Russia to engage immediately with Ukraine and the OSCE to implement monitoring and verification of the international border as agreed in Minsk, to include restoring Ukrainian control over its side of the border, and a heavy weapons-free buffer zone on either side of the border,” said Baeur.
Ukraine calls for increased international monitors at Russian borders (08 October 2014)