The traditional OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw did not take place this year with the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken laying the blame squarely on Russian obstruction. While Russia has formally denied this, it does appear that a major sticking point was that Moscow was prevented from once again sending fake NGOs to push Russian disinformation about occupied Crimea.
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Halya Coynash: Russia blocks OSCE conference
Ukrainian border guards stand guard as OSCE observers cross the checkpoint between the Kyiv-controlled territory and occupied areas in the war-torn east, in the town of Schastya in the Lugansk region on Nov. 10, 2020.
