On 16 September, the EU said that it “deeply regretted” the decision by the Russian Federation not to agree to an extension of the mandate of the Border Observation Mission to Gukovo and Donetsk, in Ukraine, beyond 30 September.
“This is an unfortunate political signal confirming Russia’s lack of political will to contribute to the peaceful resolution of the conflict”, the EU said in a statement to the OSCE Permanent Council. It added that the end of the mission was “a clear step...