OSCE, of which Russia is still a member, to discuss strikes on energy sector at Kyiv's request

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said that the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), of which Russia is still a member, is set to discuss on 15 January Moscow's attacks on Ukraine's energy sector and its ongoing disregard for efforts to end the war.

Sybiha said that, at Ukraine's request, the OSCE will consider Russia's strikes and its disregard for peace efforts to end the war on 15 January, following a series of emergency meetings, including at the UN Security Council and NATO.

"I urge all OSCE participating States to rise up to the threat and sheer magnitude of the challenge the biggest and longest war in Europe since WWII presents to the very notions of sovereignty, territorial integrity, freedom, and human life," Sybiha wrote on social media.

Sybiha vowed that pressure on Russia, including at international forums, will continue.

On Monday 12 January, a Ukrainian-initiated NATO-Ukraine Council meeting was held to discuss Russia's recent large-scale strikes on the energy sector and the use of the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile.

On 1 January, Switzerland assumed the chairmanship of the OSCE, a position it will hold for one year.

On 4 December, Russia complained about the "Ukrainisation" of the OSCE and claimed that the organisation was useless.