Russia's War Against Ukraine
OP-ED
Judy Dempsey: How not to monitor Russia’s border with Ukraine
Alexander Hug, deputy chief of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, speaks with a Ukrainian soldier near Berdyanske village on April 14.
Each day and night, monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) keep watch on Russia’s side of the country’s border with Ukraine. The monitors—19 in total (yes, 19)—have a mandate to observe what happens at the Russian checkpoints of Donetsk (not to be confused with the Ukrainian city of Donetsk) and Gukovo.
