A growing sense of mistrust and hostility, together with a diminishing commitment to the OSCE’s brand of comprehensive security, was hindering cooperation in various areas. Constructive engagement on security issues had been difficult for some time, reflected in a lack of progress on arms control and other key areas of the OSCE agenda.
如今，显而易见这场危机的根源比所有人最初所认为的都要深远得多。乌克兰动荡爆发前很久，我们的前辈在赫尔辛基努力弥合的东西分裂之势便已开始重现。日益增长的不信任和敌对情绪，以及欧安组织全面安全声誉的下降，阻碍了诸多领域的合作。安全问题的建设性参与在相当长一段时间内相当困难，反映在武器控制和其他欧安组织日程关键领域迟迟缺乏进展中。