OSCE Parliamentary Assembly calls Russia state sponsor of terrorism

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Tuesday has adopted a final declaration, in which it called Russia a state sponsor of the Wagner Group private military company, a terrorist organisation.

Source: Yevheniia Kravchuk, member of the Ukrainian delegation in PACE and member of the Ukrainian Parliament

In the final document of the meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Vancouver, it is indicated that the actions of the Wagner private military company on behalf of the Russian government can be "fairly characterised as terrorist."

It is also noted that OSCE member states should take measures against the Wagner Group and its affiliated and successor structures, in particular by declaring them a terrorist organisation.

The declaration also "calls on member states to strengthen international norms that clearly recognize the terrorist nature of the Wagner group and its actions" and "the responsibility of Russia as a state sponsor of this terrorist organisation."

According to Kravchuk, this wording was first enshrined in an official document of an international organisation.

Background: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe became the first international organisation to recognise Russia as a terrorist state – it adopted a corresponding resolution in October 2022.

The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe is currently the only European security organisation uniting Russia, the USA and Ukraine. Its main task is to prevent conflicts, monitor peace and observe elections.

Earlier, it was reported that the OSCE is threatened with crisis and destruction due to the reluctance of Russia and Belarus to approve the chairmanship of Estonia in 2024.

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