Report by the political opposition movement “Erkin O’zbekiston” at the First Plenary Session of the OSCE ODIHR Warsaw Conference on the Human Dimension (Warsaw, Poland, 5 October 2026). Session topic: “International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law. Humanitarian Challenges, Including in the Context of Armed Conflicts.”
Distinguished participants of the Conference,
It is my honour to introduce myself: I am Hasanboy Burhanov, representing the “Erkin O’zbekiston” movement.
The Kremlin has opened a covert hybrid front operating far beyond the zones of active hostilities. This subversive activity directly affects security in Central Asia as well.
Moscow’s pressure on the presidents of the countries in the region is enormous. A clear example of this is Kazakh President Tokayev’s recent visit to Berlin. On 29 September, at a joint press conference with the German Chancellor, Tokayev publicly described Vladimir Putin as an “outstanding statesman”, considering him “the most acceptable figure” for the region and the world as a whole.
This is complete nonsense!
The Russian authorities are exerting severe blackmail against the dictators of Central Asia, coercing them into acting as advocates for Vladimir Putin, who is accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court.
Such coercion grossly violates the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law and international human rights law (IHRL).
The legitimisation of war sponsors is part of this hybrid front.
The most dangerous precedent is the lifting of sanctions against Alisher Usmanov. Usmanov is not merely an oligarch; he is one of Putin’s key financial “wallets”.
Attempts to whitewash his reputation grant him access to international resources and completely undermine the sanctions pressure regime.
In particular, Uzbekistan has long served as a financial platform for circumventing sanctions, which de facto helps to finance new war crimes in Ukraine.
We call on the OSCE participating States to take a firm stance and block any attempts to remove the Kremlin’s sponsors from sanctions lists. This applies first and foremost to Alisher Usmanov.
It is also necessary to introduce mandatory human rights monitoring of any regional security agreements. The Putin regime must not be allowed to turn Central Asia into a lawless grey zone.
Tightening Sanctions Against Putin’s Oligarchs
Report by the political opposition movement “Erkin O’zbekiston” at the First Plenary Session of the OSCE ODIHR Warsaw Conference on the Human Dimension (Warsaw, Poland, 5 October 2026). Session topic: “International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law. Humanitarian Challenges, Including in the Context of Armed Conflicts.”
Distinguished participants of the Conference,
It is my honour to introduce myself: I am Hasanboy Burhanov, representing the “Erkin O’zbekiston” movement.
The Kremlin has opened a covert hybrid front operating far beyond the zones of active hostilities. This subversive activity directly affects security in Central Asia as well.
Moscow’s pressure on the presidents of the countries in the region is enormous. A clear example of this is Kazakh President Tokayev’s recent visit to Berlin. On 29 September, at a joint press conference with the German Chancellor, Tokayev publicly described Vladimir Putin as an “outstanding statesman”, considering him “the most acceptable figure” for the region and the world as a whole.
This is complete nonsense!
The Russian authorities are exerting severe blackmail against the dictators of Central Asia, coercing them into acting as advocates for Vladimir Putin, who is accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court.
Such coercion grossly violates the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law and international human rights law (IHRL).
The legitimisation of war sponsors is part of this hybrid front.
The most dangerous precedent is the lifting of sanctions against Alisher Usmanov. Usmanov is not merely an oligarch; he is one of Putin’s key financial “wallets”.
Attempts to whitewash his reputation grant him access to international resources and completely undermine the sanctions pressure regime.
In particular, Uzbekistan has long served as a financial platform for circumventing sanctions, which de facto helps to finance new war crimes in Ukraine.
We call on the OSCE participating States to take a firm stance and block any attempts to remove the Kremlin’s sponsors from sanctions lists. This applies first and foremost to Alisher Usmanov.
It is also necessary to introduce mandatory human rights monitoring of any regional security agreements. The Putin regime must not be allowed to turn Central Asia into a lawless grey zone.
Thank you for your attention!
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