Ukraine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 19, 2025.
MIL-OSI New Zealand: New Russia sanctions target enablers of war, including Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
Source: New Zealand Government Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced new sanctions on crucial enablers of Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine. This latest round of sanctions targets actors involved in Russia’s military-industrial complex, supporters from North Korea, Iran, and Belarus, as well as vessels that are part of Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’. “New Zealand must continue […]
MIL-OSI USA: Secretary of Defense Hegseth Testifies Before Senate Committee on Base Defense, Importance of Air Superiority in Conflicts
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) held a hearing today to review the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) budget request for Fiscal Year 2026. During the hearing, members received testimony from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth; Chairman […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: From the Paris Air Show, Shaheen Pens Wall Street Journal Op-Ed Warning Trump’s Trade Policy Threatens Our National Defense and Global Alliances
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen (Washington, DC) – After co-leading a bipartisan Congressional delegation to the Paris Air Show, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) wrote an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal warning that President Trump’s trade policy threatens American national defense and global alliances. In her […]
MIL-Evening Report: What happens when aid is cut to a large refugee camp? Kenyan study paints a bleak picture
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olivier Sterck, Associate professor, University of Oxford Humanitarian needs are rising around the world. At the same time, major donors such as the US and the UK are pulling back support, placing increasing strain on already overstretched aid systems. Global humanitarian needs have quadrupled since 2015, driven […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – EU-UA trade agreement – E-002387/2025
Source: European Parliament Question for written answer E-002387/2025to the CommissionRule 144Anna Bryłka (PfE) Please provide information about the progress and state of play of the negotiations on the new EU-Ukraine trade conditions following the expiry of the transitional provisions under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1132 of 3 June 2025 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: 18 June 2025
Donors making a difference: refugees and migrants
Source: World Health Organisation Today, more than one billion people, about one in eight globally, are on the move, driven by war, conflict, disasters, environmental degradation or economic instability. Migration and displacement are powerful social determinants of health, shaping how and whether people can access the health conditions they need to survive and thrive. Climate […]
MIL-OSI Global: Trump breaks from western allies at G7 summit as US weighs joining Iran strikes
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex Working alongside western democratic allies has not been a natural fit for Donald Trump. The US president left the recently concluded G7 summit in Canada early, with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron assuming this was to work […]
MIL-OSI Europe: At a Glance – Tax challenges facing the European defence union – 18-06-2025
Source: European Parliament 2 Confronted with warfare on the European continent since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, EU Member States, along with other European partners, have backed the need for a substantial increase in defence spending. This budgetary challenge has in turn raised important questions about the role of taxation in financing these efforts. MIL […]
MIL-OSI Africa: What happens when aid is cut to a large refugee camp? Kenyan study paints a bleak picture
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Olivier Sterck, Associate professor, University of Oxford Humanitarian needs are rising around the world. At the same time, major donors such as the US and the UK are pulling back support, placing increasing strain on already overstretched aid systems. Global humanitarian needs have quadrupled since 2015, driven by […]
MIL-OSI Global: What happens when aid is cut to a large refugee camp? Kenyan study paints a bleak picture
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Olivier Sterck, Associate professor, University of Oxford Humanitarian needs are rising around the world. At the same time, major donors such as the US and the UK are pulling back support, placing increasing strain on already overstretched aid systems. Global humanitarian needs have quadrupled since 2015, driven by […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Statement by the OSCE Troika to condemn Russia’s intensified attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure across Ukraine
Source: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe – OSCE Headline: Statement by the OSCE Troika to condemn Russia’s intensified attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure across Ukraine Statement by the OSCE Troika to condemn Russia’s intensified attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure across Ukraine | OSCE Skip navigation Navigation Navigation Home Newsroom News and […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Montenegro and Moldova: Parliament welcomes EU membership progress
Source: European Union 2 MEPs welcome Montenegro´s objective to join the EU in 2028 and praise Moldova’s EU membership efforts in resolutions adopted on Wednesday. Importance of political stability in Montenegro Parliament calls for political stability in Montenegro and substantial progress regarding electoral and judicial reforms as well as the fight against organised crime and […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Prime Minister Carney to attend the Canada-EU Summit and the NATO Summit
Source: Government of Canada – Prime Minister Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that he will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the Netherlands, from June 22 to 25, 2025, to participate in the Canada-European Union (EU) Summit and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit. At the Canada-EU Summit, the Prime Minister […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: UK Armed Forces recognise Poland’s Second World War contribution at ceremony in Warsaw
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments 3 Press release UK Armed Forces recognise Poland’s Second World War contribution at ceremony in Warsaw UK Defence Minister Lord Coaker, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz pay tribute to the extraordinary courage displayed by Polish paratroopers during one of the most famous […]
MIL-OSI: Satellogic Poised to Deliver Its NextGen Satellite and Technology Transfer for Malaysia’s Earth Observation Satellite Program
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) NEW YORK, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Satellogic, Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a leader in satellite manufacturing and high-resolution Earth observation data, is pleased to announce that Uzma Berhad, and by extension Satellogic as Uzma’s Technology Partner, has been selected as the successful bidder to lead the Malaysian High-Resolution Earth Observation Satellite […]
MIL-OSI China: G7 summit ends in disputes
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News The Group of Seven (G7) summit wrapped up in Canada on Tuesday with no joint communique but some stark frictions. Several statements, or the leaders’ commitments, were issued after the summit, which included driving secure, responsible and trustworthy AI adoption across public and private sectors, powering […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: Update 295 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – The IAEA team based at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) today heard repeated rounds of gunfire that appeared to be aimed at drones reportedly attacking the site’s training centre, followed by the sound of multiple explosions, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said. It was the fourth time […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: IAEA Director General’s Speech at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – Nobel’s spotlight on our perilous path and how we change course I want to start by congratulating Nihon Hidankyō and the hibakusha for their Nobel Peace Prize. As a young diplomat almost 40 years ago, I was fortunate to be part of a UN disarmament fellowship programme and […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Highlights – Presentation of HIV/AIDS Policy Report: The EU’s role in ending HIV/AIDS in Ukraine – Committee on Public Health
Source: European Parliament AIDS/HIV On the 25th of June, Dr Andriy Klepikov, the Executive Director of the International Charitable Foundation “Alliance for Public Health”, a Ukraine based organisation, developing work on the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis and other socially dangerous diseases in Ukraine, will present the report on The EU’s role in ending […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Highlights – 23-24 June: EVP Séjourné, Mercosur hearing, CTIP, Ukraine-Moldova, Israel – Committee on International Trade
Source: European Parliament On 23rd and 24th of June Executive Vice President Séjourné will deliver a presentation on the trade dimension of the Clean Industrial Deal. Members will hold exchanges on the review of the EU’s Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas with Ukraine and Moldova. Members will hold a public hearing on the EU-Mercosur […]