Ukraine – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 16, 2025

Ukraine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 16, 2025.

MIL-OSI USA: Coons, Shaheen, Tillis, Ricketts, Britt, Murphy Statement on the Romanian Presidential Election
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Katie Britt (R-AL) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) issued the following statement on the upcoming presidential election runoff in Romania: “In advance of the presidential election runoff in Romania this weekend, we […]

MIL-OSI United Kingdom: PM: The world has paid the price for Putin’s aggression. He must now pay for avoiding peace.
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release PM: The world has paid the price for Putin’s aggression. He must now pay for avoiding peace. Piling the pressure on the Kremlin will be the focus of discussions at the European Political Community [EPC] today, after Putin dodged US arranged peace talks in Istanbul […]

MIL-OSI United Kingdom: All parties to conflict must reunite families and grant access to information on missing persons: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Speech All parties to conflict must reunite families and grant access to information on missing persons: UK statement at the UN Security Council Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on the protection of civilians in armed […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Turkish FM Meets Russian Delegation Ahead of Istanbul Peace Talks
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News ISTANBUL, May 15 (Xinhua) — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with the Russian delegation for peace talks with Ukraine, led by Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, […]

MIL-OSI USA: Graham Statement On NATO Informal Foreign Ministers Meeting
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for South Carolina Lindsey Graham WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after joining Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the NATO Informal Foreign Ministers Meeting in Antalya, Turkey. “I was pleased to join Secretary of State Rubio and his […]

MIL-OSI: BIO-key Reports Q1’25 Revenue of $1.6M and Improved Cash Position of $3.1M; Hosts Investor Call Tomorrow, Friday May 16th at 10am ET
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) HOLMDEL, N.J., May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BIO-key® International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKYI), an innovative provider of workforce and customer Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions featuring passwordless, phoneless and tokenless Identity-Bound Biometric (IBB) authentication, announced results for its first quarter (Q1’25). BIO-key will host an investor call tomorrow, Friday, May 16th […]

MIL-OSI: BIO-key Reports Q1’25 Revenue of $1.6M and Improved Cash Position of $3.1M; Hosts Investor Call Tomorrow, Friday May 16th at 10am ET
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) HOLMDEL, N.J., May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BIO-key® International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKYI), an innovative provider of workforce and customer Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions featuring passwordless, phoneless and tokenless Identity-Bound Biometric (IBB) authentication, announced results for its first quarter (Q1’25). BIO-key will host an investor call tomorrow, Friday, May 16th […]

MIL-OSI: CORRECTING AND REPLACING – Katapult Delivers 15.4% Gross Originations and 10.6% Revenue Growth in the First Quarter, Above Outlook
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Expects Growth to Accelerate In Second QuarterReiterates 2025 Guidance PLANO, Texas, May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In the press release issued by Katapult Holdings, Inc. on May 15, 2025, in the gross originations by quarter table, Q4 in FY 2024 should be $75.2 million instead of $64.2 million. The updated release […]

MIL-OSI Video: ‘One Europe for 600 Million Citizens’ Commission President von der Leyen at the EPC Summit, Albania
Source: European Commission (video statements) On 16 May 2025, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech at the European Political Community (EPC) Meeting in Tirana, Albania. ‘New Europe in a new world: unity – cooperation – joint action’ is the key theme of the event. Leaders will first meet in a plenary session […]

MIL-OSI Video: Libya, Gaza, & other topics – Daily Press Briefing | United Nations
Source: United Nations (Video News) Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: – Secretary-General/Travels – Libya – Occupied Palestinian Territory – Security Council – Democratic Republic of the Congo – Democratic Republic of the Congo/Humanitarian – Sudan – Haiti – Syria – International Day of Families – Briefings – Financial Contribution […]

MIL-OSI Video: Libya, Gaza, & other topics – Daily Press Briefing | United Nations
Source: United Nations (Video News) Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: – Secretary-General/Travels – Libya – Occupied Palestinian Territory – Security Council – Democratic Republic of the Congo – Democratic Republic of the Congo/Humanitarian – Sudan – Haiti – Syria – International Day of Families – Briefings – Financial Contribution […]

MIL-OSI Video: Libya, Gaza, & other topics – Daily Press Briefing | United Nations
Source: United Nations (Video News) Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: – Secretary-General/Travels – Libya – Occupied Palestinian Territory – Security Council – Democratic Republic of the Congo – Democratic Republic of the Congo/Humanitarian – Sudan – Haiti – Syria – International Day of Families – Briefings – Financial Contribution […]

MIL-OSI Video: Libya, Gaza, & other topics – Daily Press Briefing | United Nations
Source: United Nations (Video News) Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: – Secretary-General/Travels – Libya – Occupied Palestinian Territory – Security Council – Democratic Republic of the Congo – Democratic Republic of the Congo/Humanitarian – Sudan – Haiti – Syria – International Day of Families – Briefings – Financial Contribution […]

MIL-OSI Video: Libya, Gaza, & other topics – Daily Press Briefing | United Nations
Source: United Nations (Video News) Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: – Secretary-General/Travels – Libya – Occupied Palestinian Territory – Security Council – Democratic Republic of the Congo – Democratic Republic of the Congo/Humanitarian – Sudan – Haiti – Syria – International Day of Families – Briefings – Financial Contribution […]

MIL-OSI Europe: Press release – MEPs back new tariffs on Russian and Belarusian agricultural goods
Source: European Parliament The International Trade Committee has approved a 50% increase in tariffs on certain Russian and Belarusian agricultural goods to further reduce EU dependency. MEPs in the International Trade Committee have backed a Commission proposal to increase EU tariffs by 50% on those agricultural products from Russia and Belarus that are still excluded […]

MIL-OSI Global: Putin dodges peace talks in Istanbul as Russia pushes for territorial concessions from Ukraine
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sam Phelps, Commissioning Editor, International Affairs This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. Demands by British, French, German and Polish leaders in Kyiv last […]

MIL-OSI Russia: V. Zelensky refused to participate in Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Istanbul
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News ANKARA, May 15 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a press conference held at the Ukrainian Embassy in Turkey on Thursday that he will not […]

MIL-OSI Russia: The Russian delegation in Istanbul is determined to find possible solutions and points of contact – head of the delegation V. Medinsky
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Moscow, May 15 (Xinhua) — The Russian delegation views the talks with Ukraine as a continuation of the peace process in Istanbul, which was interrupted in 2022, […]

MIL-OSI Russia: V. Zelensky arrived in Turkey, while V. Putin decided not to participate in peace talks in Istanbul
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News ANKARA, May 15 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived here on Thursday to meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan amid renewed diplomatic efforts to end […]

MIL-OSI China: Ukraine, Russia prepare for peace talks in Istanbul as Zelensky meets Erdogan
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Ukrainian and Russian delegations were expected to meet for peace talks on Thursday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepared for a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. Upon arriving in Ankara, Zelensky told reporters that Ukraine’s delegation included top-level representatives from the Foreign […]