Ukraine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 17, 2025.
MIL-OSI China: G7 summit kicks off with emerging disagreements among leaders
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News The Group of Seven (G7) leaders met for the first day of the two-day summit in Kananaskis in the province of Alberta, Canada, on Monday with emerging disagreements. According to CNN, U.S. President Donald Trump does not intend to sign a joint statement calling for de-escalation […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Prime Minister Carney meets with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council António Costa
Source: Government of Canada – Prime Minister Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, António Costa, at the 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. The Prime Minister emphasized the close and growing relationship between Canada and […]
MIL-OSI USA: WATCH: Sherrill Slams Hegseth for Operational, Managerial, and Budgetary Incompetence at the Department of Defense
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) WASHINGTON, DC — In a high-profile House Armed Services Committee hearing today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over what she called “months of dangerous dysfunction and incompetence” at the Department of Defense. Just five months into Hegseth’s tenure, Sherrill laid […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – EU humanitarian and development aid for Cuba – E-002282/2025
Source: European Parliament Question for written answer E-002282/2025to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyRule 144Arkadiusz Mularczyk (ECR) Given the European Union’s robust sanctions regime against Russia in response to the country’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine, and the reported involvement of thousands of […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – EU support for a trilateral Romania-Ukraine-Moldova Chamber of Commerce – E-002278/2025
Source: European Parliament Question for written answer E-002278/2025to the CommissionRule 144Gheorghe Falcă (PPE) In May 2022, the Commission launched the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes, a strategic initiative to ensure the swift export of agricultural goods from Ukraine via EU transport routes. As then Transport Commissioner Adina Vălean noted, the goal was to move 20 million tonnes […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Ukrainian preschool with children from displaced families reopens after EU-backed renovation
Source: European Investment Bank EIB “Berizka preschool in Ukrainian village of Ulaniv southwest of Kyiv reopens after major renovation supported by EU. Renovation financed through EIB’s Ukraine Recovery Programme to restore critical social infrastructure in Ukrainian communities. The “Berizka” preschool in the Ukrainian village of Ulaniv reopened after a major upgrade supported by the European […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Submission of REPowerEU roadmap – E-001655/2025(ASW)
Source: European Parliament Since the Russian military aggression against Ukraine in 2022, the EU has acted firmly to cut its reliance on Russian energy. For this purpose, the Commission adopted the REPowerEU Plan[1] in May 2022, aiming to fast forward the clean energy transition, diversify energy supplies, and enhance EU energy independence. Despite a significant progress that […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – The official approval of Romanian as a language of instruction in schools in the Odesa region, and respect for the rights of the Romanian minority in Ukraine – P-001600/2025(ASW)
Source: European Parliament The rights of minorities are fundamental values of the EU and are part of the Copenhagen criteria for accession to the EU. In June 2024, the Commission confirmed that Ukraine had fulfilled the requirement to enact a law addressing the remaining Venice Commission recommendations from June and October 2023 linked to respectively the law on national […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Agenda – Monday, 16 June 2025 – Strasbourg
Source: European Parliament 44 The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civilians – Motions for resolutions Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 13:00 – Amendments to motions for resolutions; joint […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Iran-Israel conflict: Foreign Secretary statement
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements Oral statement to Parliament Iran-Israel conflict: Foreign Secretary statement The Foreign Secretary made a statement to the House of Commons on 16 June, updating on the Israel-Iran conflict. With permission, Mr Speaker, I will remind the House that the Foreign Office has been responding to two crises this past […]
MIL-OSI Global: Why is Stalin back in the Moscow metro?
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jeremy Hicks, Professor of Post-Soviet Cultural History and Film, Queen Mary University of London A statue of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was unveiled in the Taganskaya metro station in Moscow in May, recreating a mural that was dismantled decades ago. It is the first such statue to be […]
MIL-OSI Global: Israel, Iran and the US: why 2025 is a turning point for the international order
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Brian Brivati, Visiting Professor of Contemporary History and Human Rights, Kingston University Israel’s large-scale attack against Iran on June 13, which it conducted without UN security council approval, has prompted retaliation from Tehran. Both sides have traded strikes over the past few days, with over 200 Iranians and […]
MIL-OSI: Imperial Petroleum Inc. Declares Dividend on Series A Preferred Shares
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) ATHENS, Greece, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Imperial Petroleum Inc. (Nasdaq: IMPP) (the “Company”), a ship-owning company providing petroleum products, crude oil, and drybulk seaborne transportation services, today announced a dividend of $0.546875 per share on its 8.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Shares”), payable […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Ukraine Confirms Receipt of Over 6,000 Bodies of Victims from Russia
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 16 /Xinhua/ — As part of the agreements reached at peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, Ukraine has received 6,057 bodies from Russia, which the Russian […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Russian and Turkish presidents condemn Israel’s operation against Iran in phone call
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Moscow, June 16 (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have condemned Israel’s operation against Iran. The leaders agreed that the relevant departments of the two countries will maintain […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Russia has handed over more than 6,000 bodies of dead Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen to Ukraine — Russian presidential aide
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 16 /Xinhua/ — Russia has fulfilled the agreements reached in Istanbul and handed over to Ukraine 6,060 bodies of the killed servicemen of the Armed […]
MIL-OSI Banking: Klaas Knot: How is the water? Continuing our work to preserve financial stability
Source: Bank for International Settlements Thank you. I want to start by telling you a little story. Some of you may know it. There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way. The older fish nods at them and says “Morning, boys. How’s the […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Law enforcement representatives from Ukraine build knowledge around Advance Passenger Information and passenger data systems during OSCE study visit to the United Kingdom
Source: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe – OSCE Headline: Law enforcement representatives from Ukraine build knowledge around Advance Passenger Information and passenger data systems during OSCE study visit to the United Kingdom Law enforcement representatives from Ukraine build knowledge around Advance Passenger Information and passenger data systems during OSCE study visit to the […]
MIL-OSI Global: Iran-Israel ‘threshold war’ has rewritten nuclear escalation rules
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Farah N. Jan, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Pennsylvania Smoke rises from locations targeted in Tehran amid the third day of Israel’s waves of strikes against Iran, on June 15, 2025. Photo by Khoshiran/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Israel’s conflict with Iran represents far […]
Seeking unity, G7 meets amid escalating Ukraine, Middle East conflicts
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Leaders from the Group of Seven nations begin annual talks on Monday amid wars in Ukraine and the Middle East that add to global economic uncertainty, as host Canada tries to avoid a clash with U.S. President Donald Trump. The G7 leaders from Britain, Canada, France, […]