Posted on 03/05/2014 2:42:45 PM PST by Army Air Corps
Poland has sent two military observers to Ukraine as part of a 15-nation OSCE delegation which will attempt to stop further “military incursion” and encourage dialogue.
2 Polish officers will participate in the OSCE military observers mission from 15 countries, which will start tomorrow [5 March] in the Crimea at the request of Ukraine," Poland's defence minister Tomasz Siemoniak tweeted on Tuesday.
Daniel Baer, the US's chief delegate to the OSCE, said the aim of the mission - which has a week-long mandate, although this could be extended at Ukraine's request - will be to try to prevent a possible “military incursion” in “areas where there has been tension or uncertainty has arisen over lack of clarity over military movements," he told the AP agency.
The delegation is already in Ukraine, said national security chief in Kiev Andriy Paruby.
"An OSCE mission has arrived in Kiev, which will go to the Crimean peninsula to monitor the situation," he told a news conference on Tuesday.
The fifteen nations taking part have each sent two observers as tension mounts in south and east Ukraine.
It was not immediately clear whether Russia would allow monitors to enter the Black Sea peninsula, where it controls the airspace and access points. The diplomats said Russia's agreement was not legally necessary, Reuters reports.
Ping.
Thanks.
Maybe she can come to the United States where its media whitewashes the actions of its president!
Where is Germany? Where is the Lufwaffa? Where are the Brits? Where are the Americans? We could have sent a few observers?
Looks like it has grown and now there is 36 people sent including people from the USA.
As of now, eighteen OSCE participating States have responded positively to the request sending up to two representatives each. Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States. One representative from the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre will also be participating. The military visit participants are on their way to Ukraine now.
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