... writers. It could do more in the current difficult environment, for instance, by lobbying in Brussels for a Schengen visa liberalization or even for a non-visa regime for Russian students, scholars and civil society leaders.
7. Come up with a new plan for OSCE.
Today the German Foreign Ministry starts a fight for a place of a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. This important goal notwithstanding, I would still emphasize the importance of a continuous German engagement in the OSCE enhancement ...
... truly move forward. Several Russian participants, however, emphasized the need to more directly link the settlement of Ukraine to a way forward on European security more broadly, whether through the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) format or something else. Agreement that the NATO-Russia founding act remains in place and should continue to do so (although NATO members might argue that Russia’s actions in Ukraine violate it) is one possible starting point. So is having both ...
... truly move forward. Several Russian participants, however, emphasized the need to more directly link the settlement of Ukraine to a way forward on European security more broadly, whether through the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) format or something else. Agreement that the NATO-Russia founding act remains in place and should continue to do so (although NATO members might argue that Russia’s actions in Ukraine violate it) is one possible starting point. So is having both ...