Russia’s assault on Europe’s post-war security order UK statement to the OSCE

Russia’s assault on Europe’s post-war security order UK statement to the OSCE

Thank you, Mr Chair. Tomorrow, as we mark VE Day, we remember the end of a war that devastated a continent and claimed millions of lives. But remembrance is not an exercise in nostalgia. It is a test of whether we have learned the lessons of that catastrophe. Eighty‑one years ago, Europe resolved that security could not rest on force alone. From the ruins of war emerged a framework grounded on clear commitments sovereignty, territorial integrity…

UK condemns Russia at OSCE meeting in Vienna as Ukraine war shakes Europe’s post-war security order during VE Day reflection

[»] Jump to Summary… At a tense session of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the United Kingdom delivered a sharply worded statement accusing Russia of undermining the foundations of Europe’s post-Second World War peace order. The intervention came as European nations prepare to mark VE Day, a moment meant to commemorate the end of the Second World War—but also, as the UK stressed, a reminder of why the continent built a …