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The foreign ministers of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe OSCE have en masse engaged in a teleconference format in the extraordinary OSCE Permanent Council convened by the Polish Presidency on Russias aggression against Ukraine.The first was Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba who outlined the dramatic situation following the countrys unprovoked military aggression by Russian troops. He stated emphatically that Ukraine is prepared and will fight to the end. The world sees what is happening before its eyes and on whose side the just cause is. Russia will not emerge victorious from this battle. The speech was greeted with unceasing applause in the hall in the Hofburg Vienna by the many permanent representatives of the OSCE participating States present on the ground.Of the 57 OSCE participating States representatives of 48 countries the EU High Representative and the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly took the floor to condemn in the strongest possible terms the Russian Federations military operation against Ukraine as blatant and unprovoked aggression. to be stopped immediately Russias troops withdrawn and Ukraines peace and sovereignty within its internationally recognized borders restored. One after another the speaking ministers deputy ministers and senior officials highlighted the striking facts of today which will remain a dark day in the history of the world and Europe but also for the OSCE itself.We call on Russia to immediately cease hostilities unconditionally withdraw its armed forces and respect Ukraines territorial integrity sovereignty and independence said Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova. In her speech along with all EU countries NATO and a number of other like-minded countries she condemned Russias military aggression against Ukraine as unprovoked and unjust violating both international law and all Russias commitments to the OSCE. a threat to European and global security and stability. The Bulgarian Deputy Minister reaffirmed Bulgarias repeated support for the people of Ukraine including the Bulgarian community there at the difficult time they are facing.Almost all participants took the floor to condemn Russias gross violation of the Charter and UN principles the agreements of the Helsinki Final Act the Paris Charter and all political commitments including by Moscow within the OSCE which are fundamental. of European security after the end of the Cold War.Many of the speeches also highlighted the Kremlins failure to honor its own assurances and promises in recent weeks that they have no intention of invading Ukraine which have been made many times at the highest level. For several weeks everyone listened to Moscows assurances that the military escalation it had caused by the transfer of numerous and fully equipped for offensive operations near Ukraines borders both on the Russian side and on the Belarusian border was simply military. an exercise that ends on February 20 the date on which their troops begin withdrawing to their bases.
