STATEMENT BY THE DELEGATION OF UKRAINE 1123 rd FSC Plenary Meeting (10 December 2025) Agenda Item 2 “Briefing by the Chair of the IWG on Structured Dialogue” Mr Chairperson, We thank the Chair of the Informal Working Group on Structured Dialogue for the comprehensive briefing. Ukraine has consistently supported the Structured Dialogue and has recognised it as an important and useful element of the OSCE’s work – to rebuild trust, enhance military transparency and eventually help restore a viable conventional arms control regime in Europe. However, we cannot ignore the current reality – the gravest crisis in European security, caused solely by Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine and its blatant violations of international law and the core principles and commitments of the OSCE. Against this background, we appreciate the approach taken by successive Chairs of the Structured Dialogue, who have demonstrated that informal discussions can still be meaningful and productive, even in wartime. We value in particular the added benefit of frank exchanges in the small-group format and remain interested in its continuation. The experience of the small groups has proved its relevance. It helped to collect and structure the views of many participating States on current risks and threats. A clear conclusion emerges from these discussions: for the overwhelming majority of participating States, the primary threat to the OSCE area is Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine. This war is a flagrant breach of the Helsinki principles, has shattered trust, and has led to a severe erosion of the European security architecture. At the same time, we must be honest: as long as one participating State is deliberately destroying the very foundations of European security, the potential of the Structured Dialogue cannot be fully realised. Dialogue cannot substitute for compliance. It cannot compensate for daily missile and drone strikes, occupation of foreign territory and systematic attempts to undermine this Organisation from within. FSC.DEL/375/25 10 December 2025 ENGLISH only The OSCE Secretariat bears no responsibility for the content of this documentand circulates it without altering its content. The distribution by OSCE Conference Services of this document is without prejudice to OSCE decisions, as set out in documents agreed by OSCE participating States.
2 The current situation in the OSCE clearly shows that political isolation of the aggressor, while necessary, is not sufficient. There must be consequences for persistent non-compliance. When one participating State consistently violates our common rules, the rest must respond – through enhanced coordination, joint notifications and voluntary coalitions of the willing under the OSCE umbrella. It is vital to develop mechanisms of institutional accountability for systematic and deliberate non-compliance, so that our agreed norms are not reduced to mere declarations. Ukraine will remain engaged in the Structured Dialogue, including in the small- group format, and will continue to contribute constructively to reflections on how to restore security and stability in the OSCE area after a just and lasting peace in Ukraine is achieved. For us, the Structured Dialogue will be truly meaningful only if it is firmly grounded in full respect for OSCE principles and if it clearly recognises and addresses the main source of risk – Russia’s aggression. Thank you, Mr Chairperson.