Estonia as the head of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) may be replaced in 2024. The use of such a measure was authorized by Vladimir Chizhov, the first deputy chairman of the Federation Council Defense and Security Committee, the former permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the EU. This is how he interpreted the emergence of disagreements among OSCE member states.
Previously, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto expressed her fear that the organization might collapse for the same reason. life.ru.
He described Russia and Belarus’ reluctance to approve the Estonian presidency for next year as an obstacle.
“There are different options. Frankly, I don’t think they’re going to offer to extend the current one, not the strongest president, North Macedonia. [мандат] For one year. They can ask Finland to take 2024, not 2025. “There are different options, but this requires consensus from all 57 OSCE member states,” he said.