Ukraine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 27, 2025.
MIL-Evening Report: NATO’s 5% of GDP defence target ramps up pressure on Australia to spend vastly more
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Parker, Adjunct Fellow, Naval Studies at UNSW Canberra, and Expert Associate, National Security College, Australian National University After lobbying by US President Donald Trump, NATO leaders have promised to boost annual defence spending to 5% of their countries’ gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035. A NATO […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Australia – Australia’s set to accept its one millionth refugee – AMES
Source: AMES Sometime, probably around October this year, a person will step off aircraft somewhere in Australia in the last stage of their journey way from conflict or persecution. This person will be the one millionth refugee settled in Australia since the end of World War II. The Department of Home Affairs says Australia has […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Hungarians strongly oppose Ukraine’s EU membership – results of nationwide poll
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 BUDAPEST, June 26 (Xinhua) — An overwhelming majority of Hungarian citizens oppose Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, according to the results of a nationwide poll announced […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Russia and Ukraine hold new round of prisoner exchange
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/Kyiv, June 26 (Xinhua) — Russia and Ukraine have held a new round of prisoner of war exchanges, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Sidestepping of sanctions against Russia by means of a financial institution in Kyrgyzstan – E-002449/2025
Source: European Parliament Question for written answer E-002449/2025to the CommissionRule 144Nicola Procaccini (ECR), Giovanni Crosetto (ECR), Denis Nesci (ECR) A number of European media outlets have reported that the financial institution Capital Bank of Central Asia has facilitated Russia’s circumvention of EU sanctions. The bank allegedly made it possible to make payments for weapons and […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Highlights – Exchange of views with Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine – Committee on Budgetary Control
Source: European Parliament Ukrainian and EU flags © European Union (2025) – European Parliament On 26 June 2025 the Committee on Budgetary Control held an exchange of views with the Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. CONT Members had the opportunity to discuss key strategies for enhancing anti-corruption oversight in Ukraine’s […]
MIL-OSI Video: UN Charter, Palestine, Ukraine & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (26 June 2025)
Source: United Nations (video statements) Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: Briefings Tomorrow UN Charter Occupied Palestinian Territory UNIFIL Ukraine Security Council International Day against Drug Abuse International Day in Support of Victims of Torture BRIEFINGS TOMORROW Tomorrow will be a busy day. There be no Noon briefing, but at 11:30 […]
MIL-OSI USA: McConnell Opening Statement at SAC-D Hearing on FY 26 Budget Request for the Air Force and Space Force
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 Air Force and Space Force”. Prepared text of his opening statement follows: “I’ll […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Why flattering Donald Trump could be dangerous
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor 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. Once again Donald Trump and his senior team are […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: How Israeli and U.S. strikes against Iran were facilitated by the Russia-Ukraine war
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University The American intervention in Iran is being touted as an outstanding success by President Donald Trump. At the very least, Trump’s decision to attack Iran facilitated a ceasefire as it created angst […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Why bending over backwards to agree with Donald Trump is a perilous strategy
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University Donald Trump is a difficult figure to deal with, both for foreign leaders and figures closer to home who find themselves in his crosshairs. The US president is unpredictable, sensitive and willing to break the rules to get […]
MIL-OSI USA: Schatz Warns Against Rescinding Foreign Assistance Funding, Ceding Appropriations Authority To Trump Administration
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Hawaii Brian Schatz WASHINGTON – Today, during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Trump’s proposed rescission request to Congress, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) warned colleagues against rescinding foreign assistance funding for programs that have long had bipartisan support. Schatz, who is a senior member of […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: In the sky over Iran, Elon Musk and Starlink step into geopolitics – not for the first time
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Joscha Abels, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Political Science, University of Tübingen It was the briefest of messages, but the potential consequences could have been significant. Elon Musk posted a four-word tweet on June 14: “The beams are on”. The message prefigured a consequential intervention – not only in […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Operation Interflex reaches three-year milestone
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments News story Operation Interflex reaches three-year milestone UK-led training programme of Ukrainian recruits launched on 26 June 2022. Crown copyright More than 56,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been trained by the UK and 13 partner nations on Operation Interflex; the UK-led, multination training programme. Today (Thursday 26 […]
MIL-OSI Security: Update 298 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) remains reliant on one single off-site power line to receive the external electricity it needs to cool its six reactors and their spent fuel, some seven weeks after it lost the connection to its last back-up power line, Director General Rafael Mariano […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Update 298 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) remains reliant on one single off-site power line to receive the external electricity it needs to cool its six reactors and their spent fuel, some seven weeks after it lost the connection to its last back-up power line, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: Update 298 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) remains reliant on one single off-site power line to receive the external electricity it needs to cool its six reactors and their spent fuel, some seven weeks after it lost the connection to its last back-up power line, Director General Rafael Mariano […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: How Nato summit shows Europe and US no longer have a common enemy
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrew Corbett, Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies, King’s College London Mark Rutte had an unenviable task at the Hague summit this week. The Nato secretary-general had to work with diverging American and European views of current security threats. After Rutte made extraordinary efforts at highly deferential, overt flattery […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Press release – European Parliament Press Kit for the European Council of 26 – 27 June 2025
Source: European Parliament European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will represent the European Parliament at the summit, where she will address the heads of state or government at 11.00 and hold a press conference after her speech. When: Press conference at around 11.45 on 26 June Where: European Council press room and via Parliament’s webstreaming or […]
North Korea may send more troops to Russia in July or August for Ukraine war, Seoul says
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) North Korea may deploy additional troops to Russia to fight in the war against Ukraine in July or August and Pyongyang is continuing to supply arms to Russia, South Korean lawmakers said on Thursday, citing a briefing by the intelligence agency. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) […]