Ukraine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 12, 2025.
MIL-OSI China: Russia, Ukraine confirm swap of bodies of fallen soldiers
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Russia has transferred 1,212 bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine, Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky said Wednesday. Medinsky said on Telegram that 27 bodies of Russian soldiers were returned, adding that the work will continue over the next few days. Both sides will also begin […]
MIL-OSI USA: Durbin Meets With Illinois Members Of The Ukrainian Congress Committee Of America
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Illinois Dick Durbin June 11, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, today met with Illinois members of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) who are in Washington, D.C. for their “Ukraine Days” advocacy effort. During the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Shaheen Presses Hegseth on Tariff Disruption to America’s Defense Industrial Base, National Security
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen Published: 06.11.2025 (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees, today questioned U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Caine during a Defense […]
MIL-OSI USA: Bipartisan House Members Urge Secretary Rubio to Save Program Tracking Kidnapped Ukrainian Children
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) This follows a bipartisan appropriations request to reunite children with their families while holding war criminals accountable. Contact: Alexis.Torres@mail.house.gov Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), an active member of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, led a bipartisan group of colleagues in urging State Secretary […]
MIL-OSI USA: REMARKS: Ranking Member Coons calls out Secretary Hegseth for misplaced priorities, failure to submit budget in Defense Subcommittee hearing
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for a series of failures in his management of the military ranging from focusing on culture war issues instead of military readiness, to […]
MIL-OSI USA: Hoyer: We Are America, and We Will Not Allow Putin to Win By Intimidation.
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Steny H Hoyer (MD-05) WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks in support of the amendment by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) regarding the United States’ contribution to the infrastructure of the North […]
MIL-Evening Report: Goodbye to all that? Rethinking Australia’s alliance with Trump’s America
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Beeson, Adjunct professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney Even the most ardent supporters of the alliance with the United States – the notional foundation of Australian security for more than 70 years – must be having some misgivings about the second coming of Donald […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cassidy on Senate Floor: Reestablishing American Energy Dominance Starts in Louisiana
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Louisiana Bill Cassidy [embedded content] WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor highlighting Louisiana’s energy abundance and detailing how unleashing American energy will benefit American families, the economy, and our national security. “The benefits of unleashing American energy go beyond […]
MIL-OSI USA: Boozman Touts Arkansas National Security Contributions, Cites Military Installation Vulnerability to Drone Threat
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Arkansas – John Boozman WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) secured public support from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Caine for several Natural State military missions and support capacities during a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing. He also […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Spending review delivers big boosts for health and defence – but Rachel Reeves is focused on investment
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Linda Yueh, Fellow in Economics/Adjunct Professor of Economics, University of Oxford UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered the government’s spending review, setting out its plans and priorities for the next three years. The aim of the review is of course to allocate spending over that time period – […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Putin forced to send wounded back to fight and offer huge military salaries as Russia suffers a million casualties
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jennifer Mathers, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University Russian military casualties in the war in Ukraine are expected to reach a million before the end of June. This figure, which is composed of combat-related injuries as well as deaths, reveals that Moscow is prepared to see its […]
MIL-OSI USA: McConnell Opening Statement at SAC-D Hearing on FY 26 Budget Request for the Department of Defense
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Kentucky Mitch McConnell Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, convened today’s hearing “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of Defense”. Prepared text of his opening statement follows: “Secretary Hegseth, General […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Bodies of 1,200 Dead Soldiers Returned to Ukraine
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 KYIV, June 11 (Xinhua) — The bodies of 1,212 servicemen killed in the conflict with Russia have been returned to Ukraine, the Ukrainian coordination headquarters for the […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Russia has handed over 1,212 bodies of Ukrainian servicemen to Ukraine and received 27 bodies of servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces — Russian Presidential Aide 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, June 11 /Xinhua/ — Russia has handed over 1,212 bodies of dead Ukrainian servicemen to Ukraine and received 27 bodies of dead servicemen of the Russian […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: Chair Emeritus McCaul on “Fox News Sunday”
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Michael McCaul (10th District of Texas) WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security Committees — joined Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday” to discuss the latest on the war in Ukraine, the threat posed by Iranian […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Deputy Secretary-General’s remarks to the Opening of the Eighteenth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [as delivered]
Source: United Nations secretary general Welcome to the 18th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. On behalf of the Secretary-General, I extend my deepest gratitude to all of you for all you do to advance the rights of persons with disabilities around the world. […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Ninth Regular Session from 16 June to 9 July 2025
Source: United Nations – Geneva The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-ninth regular session from 16 June to 9 July 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 16 June under the presidency of Ambassador Jürg Lauber of Switzerland. The opening will be addressed […]
MIL-OSI Economics: Secretary-General of ASEAN meets with the First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine
Source: ASEAN Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, held a pull-aside meeting with H.E. Sergiy Kyslytsya, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, on the sidelines of the Oslo Forum in Oslo, Norway, on 11 June 2025. Both sides exchanged views on the current ASEAN-Ukraine relations and underscored the importance of closer collaboration to further […]
MIL-OSI Russia: US to Cut Defense Budget for Ukraine Next Year — Pentagon
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 HOUSTON, June 11 (Xinhua) — The U.S. administration will cut the defense budget for Ukraine next year, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said at a hearing in […]
MIL-OSI China: US to cut military budget for Ukraine next year: Pentagon
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News The current U.S. administration will cut its military budget for Ukraine next year, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said at a hearing in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. “It is a reduction in this (upcoming defense) budget,” Hegseth told lawmakers, “This administration takes a very […]