The Unseen Cost of International Inaction: OSCE Workers Imprisoned Amid Russian Aggression

In the dark hours following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, three Ukrainian civilians serving with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) were forcibly taken from their homes in the eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk. Dmytro Shabanov, Maksym Petrov, and Vadym Golda were not enemy combatants but dedicated peacekeepers working to uphold ceasefire agreements. Yet, more than three years later, they languish behind bars under grueling conditions, victims of a geopolitical chess game that leaves American values of sovereignty and liberty deeply compromised. What Does Their Imprisonment Say About International Resolve? The OSCE mission once played a...