Entrance and logo of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. File photoWASHINGTON, Apr 13 Russia's exclusion from the OSCE because of the situation in Ukraine is unlikely, there is no clear procedure and mechanism for this, said US Representative to the OSCE Michael Carpenter. «There is no clear procedure that would give us the opportunity to exclude Russia,» the US representative at the organization said at a briefing, answering a relevant question. According to him, «it is unlikely that we will find a procedural opportunity to (exclude) Russia.» Carpenter noted that currently 55 members of the organization condemn the actions of Russia, only Belarus provides support. in DonbasEarlier on Wednesday, the OSCE/ODIHR published a «Report on violations of international, humanitarian and human rights law, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine since February 24, 2022». Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
