Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

No, I think it's the minimum they could have done.

But any, uh, also, we should mention that the OSCE ODIHR have finally released their report with similar findings, but that doesn't change the fact they essentially blessed, even if criticizing, they blessed Pashinyan's, um, usurpation of power one more time.

And, uh, the PACE, PACE has no binding power.

They're just a bunch of, uh, people...

Today, I'm joined by Larry Olomofe, a senior management consultant and educator with more than 25 years of experience working in human rights training and coaching across businesses, civil society, and public administration.

Larry also spent many years at the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, where he served as a deputy head and advisor on combating racism and xenophobia, working with governments and organization across the OSCE region to prevent, uh, hate crimes and strengthen anti-discrimination efforts.

I'm very happy to be here with you today.

Always when we chat, there's a lot of laughter and a lot of humor and a lot of good conversations.

As a diplomat, I had to, in a sense, absorb what I consider to be slightly inappropriate jokes, right? So as an example, I've used this in, uh, events when I give my public, uh, lectures about sensitivities, right, and never making assumptions.

So there was a high-level meeting in Kazakhstan when I first joined the OSCE in 2009, in, um, Astana, and it was hosted by the president, Nazarbayev, but it was his, uh, vice president who was the host, and I was the only person of color there Actually across the OSCE, which tended to be the case.

And I gave up my presentation at the time as a representative of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights as a senior member of staff.

And at the end of the event, the vice president came up with the security, his Secret Service security to me to congratulate me and thank me for my presentation.

The results therefore combine a potentially record parliamentary majority with limited independent international scrutiny of the electoral process.

For further information, see RBC, Interfax and OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.

Ukraine agrees future LNG and fuel supplies with Poland as Russia keeps hitting energy infrastructure.

Ukraine has agreed future LNG and fuel supplies with Poland through two memoranda signed by Naftogaz and Orlen on 21 September.

The election therefore matters less for whether United Russia remains dominant than for what it reveals about the narrowing boundaries of political competition and independent scrutiny in wartime Russia.

For further information, see Russian Central Election Commission, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, and Reuters.

Ukraine's new Donetsk offensive challenges a central Russian war objective.

Ukraine has announced a new offensive in northern Donetsk near the fortified Sloviansk-Kramatorsk area that stands between Russian forces and control of the entire region.