Between Diplomacy and War: The Limits of OSCE Mediation in Ukraine in the Run-up to 2022
Journal: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG eBooks
Year: 2025

This study examines crisis management initiatives undertaken by the OSCE and other actors in the run-up to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.These efforts-including the Geneva Statement, the OSCE Roadmap, the Normandy Format, the Trilateral Contact Group, the Minsk agreements, and the activities of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission-unfolded against a backdrop of escalating armed violence and Russian political maneuvers aimed at undermining Ukrainian sovereignty.Despite t