InformNapalm: russian representatives should be removed from OSCE SMM
From the beginning of the aggression, russia claimed that it was not involved in the war in Donbas, consistently repeating the mantra about the russian army not being in Ukraine, which gave birth to a meme #IkhTamNiet literally meaning “they-are-not-there”. However, the UN court in The Hague recognized the claim of Ukraine as legitimate and henceforth russia is not any longer in the position to deny its involvement in the war. russia is a party to the conflict. It has been clear to the world from the start of russian aggression. Now russia’s involvement in the war in Ukraine has been legally recognized by an international court that took Ukraine’s lawsuit into consideration.
Another important piece of evidence proving that russia started a war in Donbas was announced last week by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), which is investigating the crash of a Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 17, 2014 in the sky over the part of Donbas occupied by the russian troops. JIT released the intercepted telephone calls of terrorists with russian officials. These conversations testify to the participation of russian officials and intelligence agencies in the command of terrorists. “… analysis of witness statements and other information revealed that russian influence on the DPR [Donetsk People’s Republic] went beyond military support and that the ties between russian officials and DPR-leaders appear closer. The intensity of russian influence is relevant to investigating further individuals involved in the downing of MH17,” the JIT statement said.
Given the above facts, InformNapalm volunteer intelligence community believes that action is necessary at the international diplomatic level to insist that russian observers be removed from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, as they represent a state legally implicated in the aggression against Ukraine.