OSCE PA Action on Ukraine

OSCE PA Action on Ukraine

110322 WM debateOSCE parliamentarians discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine during a plenary session in Vienna on 24 February 2022.The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine took place the morning that the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly met on the first day of its 21st Winter Meeting. At the opening plenary session on 24 February, 28 parliamentarians took the floor with most strongly criticizing the incursion and expressing deep concern for the lives of civilians in Ukraine. Parliamentarians denounced the military operation as “indefensible” and a “gross violation of international law,” and reiterated the role of the OSCE in facilitating dialogue and building confidence.

But the response from OSCE parliamentarians on the morning of 24 February was not the first time that PA had taken up the issue of the crisis in and around Ukraine. Dating back to the events of early 2014, Ukraine has featured prominently in OSCE PA field activities, debates, public statements, and resolutions adopted at Annual Sessions. At the 2014 Baku Annual Session, the OSCE PA “condemn[ed] the clear, gross and uncorrected violation of the Helsinki principles by the Russian Federation with respect to Ukraine, including the particularly egregious violation of that country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” The PA also urged full implementation of the Minsk Agreements to end the conflict in the Donbas region.

Following the full-scale invasion in early 2022, the PA took a number of steps to offer its tools in helping to bring the war to an end and support Ukraine’s resilience. In May 2022, a Special Representative for Parliamentary Dialogue on Ukraine was appointed and the PA held a series of forums to ensure a high level of inter-parliamentary engagement.

On 30 June 2023, following a unanimous decision taken by the Standing Committee during the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 30th Annual Session in Vancouver, the Assembly established the Parliamentary Support Team for Ukraine to consolidate the OSCE PA's practical and political efforts in support of Ukraine. The core objective of the Parliamentary Support Team for Ukraine is to ensure that the war remains at the forefront of the OSCE PA’s activities and that Ukraine’s needs are fully considered by the Assembly in view of the war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Read more about the Support Team's work here.

The Assembly has also conducted numerous diplomatic visits to Ukraine, most recently in October 2025. Please see below for an overview of the PA’s engagement.

OSCE PA Action on Ukraine 2014-2025

OSCE PA Action on Ukraine 2014-2023

 

 

OSCE PA President addresses Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada on 7 October 2025 

 

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