Ukraine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 20, 2025.
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Foreign Minister Lin hosts welcome luncheon for Estonian defense industry delegation
Source: Republic of China Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin hosts welcome luncheon for Estonian defense industry delegation Date：2025-02-05Data Source：Department of European Affairs No. 032 February 5, 2025 Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung hosted a welcome luncheon on February 4 for an Estonian defense industry delegation led by Chair of the Estonia-Taiwan Support Group of the Parliament […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: UK and Ukraine hail scientists’ role in the fight for freedom
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release UK and Ukraine hail scientists’ role in the fight for freedom From healthcare to energy, collaboration with UK researchers is supporting Ukraine’s defence and reconstruction, and the UK’s Plan for Change. From healthcare to energy, collaboration with UK researchers is supporting Ukraine’s defence and reconstruction, […]
MIL-OSI Russia: China hopes Poland’s EU Council presidency will help develop China-EU relations – Chinese FM
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 BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) — This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and the European Union, and China expects Poland, […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Chinese Foreign Minister Calls on China and Germany to Deepen Mutually Beneficial Cooperation, Jointly Oppose Unilateralism and Protectionism /more details/
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday called on China and Germany to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and jointly oppose unilateralism and protectionism. Wang Yi, also a member of […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: Russia: Amnesty International declared “undesirable organization” amid escalating crackdown on dissent
Source: Amnesty International – Reacting to the news that the Russian authorities have declared Amnesty International an “undesirable organization” thereby criminalizing its activities and any association with the organization in Russia, Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said: “This decision is part of the Russian government’s broader effort to silence dissent and isolate civil society. […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: Russia: ‘No authoritarian assault will silence our fight for justice’ – Amnesty responds to Kremlin ban
Source: Amnesty International – Russian authorities have declared Amnesty International an ‘undesirable organisation’ The decision comes three years after Russian authorities blocked access to Amnesty’s websites and shut down its Moscow office ‘You must be doing something right if the Kremlin bans you’ says Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard Reacting to the news that […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Briefing – Outcome of the European Political Community meeting in Tirana, Albania, on 16 May 2025 – 19-05-2025
Source: European Parliament On 16 May 2025, over 40 European leaders gathered for the sixth meeting of the European Political Community (EPC). This was the first EPC meeting to take place in the Western Balkans. The evening before the EPC, there was an informal dinner between EU and Western Balkan leaders, which had been preceded […]
MIL-OSI Video: Secretary-General/Iraq, Gaza, Ukraine & other topics – Daily Press Briefing | United Nations
Source: United Nations (Video News) Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. ——————————— Highlights: Secretary-General / Iraq Gaza Occupied Palestinian Territory Ukraine Libya 78th World Health Assembly World Fair Play Day ——————————— SECRETARY-GENERAL /IRAQ The Secretary-General landed back in New York a few hours ago. He will be in Headquarters at about 3 […]
MIL-OSI USA: FALQs: Government Formation in Norway
Source: US Global Legal Monitor This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. Earlier this year, on January 29, 2025, the Center Party announced that it would leave the two-party coalition government in Norway, prompting the question: how are governments formed in Norway? And what happens when a party leaves the government […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Rising to the Challenge: Europe’s Path to Growth and Resilience
Source: IMF – News in Russian Speech by Alfred Kammer, Director, IMF European Departmentat the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels May 19, 2025 Good afternoon, Thank you, Karel, for the introduction and CEPS for hosting this event. I would also like to extend a warm thank you to Cinzia and Maarten for taking […]
MIL-OSI Global: Trump’s lifting of Syria sanctions is a win for Turkey, too – pointing to outsized role middle powers can play in regional affairs
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Hyeran Jo, Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa meet in Turkey on April 11, 2025. TUR Presidency/ Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images President Donald Trump announced while in Saudi Arabia on May 14, 2025, that […]
MIL-OSI Global: 1 in 5 Gazans face starvation. Can the law force Israel to act?
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University As Israel continues to pound Gaza with airstrikes, killing scores of people a day, the two-month ceasefire that brought a halt to the violence earlier this year feels like a distant memory. Israel’s overall military and political objective […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Westminster Council recognises Prince Charles Cinema as an Asset of Community Value | Westminster City Council
Source: City of Westminster Westminster City Council has recognised the importance of the Prince Charles Cinema to the local area by making it an asset of community value. The Prince Charles Cinema is one of the last independent cinemas operating in the West End and has been a staple in the area since opening in […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Ukrainian demining personnel trained with OSCE and EU support
Source: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe – OSCE Headline: Ukrainian demining personnel trained with OSCE and EU support Ukrainian specialists are practicing their skills in the disposal of explosive objects during a mine action training course supported by the OSCE and the EU. (Fabian Kaluza / OSCE) Photo details Seventeen representatives from Ukraine’s […]
MIL-OSI Video: UK Joint meeting of the UK and Ukraine Foreign Affairs Committee – Foreign Affairs Committee
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements) The Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a joint evidence session with the Ukrainian Committee on Foreign Policy and Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation to discuss how we strengthen the UK-Ukraine relationship and combat Russian information manipulation and interference campaigns, at approximately 10.30, on Tuesday 20 May. In an attempt to undermine […]
MIL-OSI Russia: We are expecting a hot semi-final of the KVN League of the State University of Management
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State – On May 23, 2025, the semi-final of the GUU KVN League will be held in the Assembly Hall of the State University of Management. Attention! Enough sadness and worries! The KVN GUU League cancels fatigue and extends the May […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Pope Leo: a united and missionary Church which becomes a ‘leaven’ for a reconciled world
Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI Sunday, 18 May 2025 pope VaticanMedia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you”, said Pope Leo XIV,addressing the many people gathered in St. Peter’s Square, the pilgrims who have come from all over […]
MIL-OSI: International Petroleum Corporation Announces Results of Normal Course Issuer Bid
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TORONTO , May 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — International Petroleum Corporation (IPC or the Corporation) (TSX, Nasdaq Stockholm: IPCO) is pleased to announce that IPC repurchased a total of 146,900 IPC common shares (ISIN: CA46016U1084) during the period of May 12 to 16, 2025 under IPC’s normal course issuer bid / share repurchase […]
Trump to speak to Putin on end to war in Ukraine as Europeans demand ceasefire
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) U.S. President Donald Trump is set to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday about peace in Ukraine as European leaders demanded that the Kremlin accept an immediate ceasefire to halt the region’s deadliest conflict since World War Two. Putin sent thousands of troops into […]
MIL-Evening Report: Russia is labelling Oscar Jenkins a ‘mercenary’, not a prisoner of war. What’s the difference – and why does this matter?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University Oscar Jenkins, a 33-year-old former teacher from Melbourne, was one of many foreigners who responded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call in 2022 for volunteers to join Ukraine’s armed forces to help repel Russia’s invasion. In early 2024, Jenkins […]