Ukraine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 19, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Hoeven Marks Two Major Milestones For Project Ultra, Outlines Future Of Drone & Counter-Drone Initiative
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for North Dakota John Hoeven 07.18.25 Senator Highlights Weekly Unmanned Cargo Flights Between Grand Forks & Cavalier, Secured Increased $100 Million Contract Ceiling for Project ULTRA EMERADO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today outlined two major milestones for Project ULTRA, which further solidify North Dakota’s leadership in unmanned […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Georgia’s ruling party condemns Western pressure and stresses country’s independent foreign policy
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News TBILISI, July 18 (Xinhua) — Georgian Dream Party Chairman and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday made […]
MIL-OSI Security: Armenian National Extradited to the United States Faces Federal Charges for Ransomware Extortion Conspiracy
Source: US FBI PORTLAND, Ore.—An Armenian national extradited from Ukraine to the United States faces federal charges for his role in Ryuk ransomware attacks and extortion conspiracy targeting companies throughout the United States, including a technology company operating in Oregon. Karen Serobovich Vardanyan, 33, an Armenian national, has been charged with conspiracy, fraud in connection […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Pettersen Votes Against Republican Defense Spending Bill
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Brittany Pettersen (Colorado 7th District) Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after voting against Republicans’ Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Defense funding bill: “At a time when the United States should be showing strength and moral leadership on the global stage, this […]
MIL-OSI Europe: EU adopts 18th package of sanctions against Russia
Source: European Commission European Commission Press release Brussels, 18 Jul 2025 The European Commission welcomes the Council’s adoption of the 18th Russia sanctions package, aimed at further ramping up pressure on the country and supporting EU’s goal of achieving a just and lasting peace for Ukraine. MIL OSI Europe News –
MIL-OSI Canada: Minister Champagne concludes successful G7 and G20 meetings in South Africa
Source: Government of Canada News (2) July 18, 2025 – Durban, South Africa – Department of Finance Canada With global political and economic uncertainty abounding, strong relationships and cross-continental collaboration with reliable nations has never been more important. Canada is spearheading a new era of collaboration and partnership with nations it can trust and whose […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: NZ joins international condemnation of Russian cyber attacks
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand has echoed international condemnation of malicious cyber activity by the Russian Government, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “Russia’s hostile behaviour in cyberspace continues to threaten global cyber security and undermine agreed international rules and norms,” he says. Mr Peters’ comments follow UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s statement today that outlined […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Cognitive warfare: why wars without bombs or bullets are a legal blind spot
Source: The Conversation – UK – By David Gisselsson Nord, Professor, Division of Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University Master1305/Shutterstock Imagine waking up to the news that a deadly new strain of flu has emerged in your city. Health officials are downplaying it, but social media is flooded with contradictory claims from “medical experts” […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: ‘People who spent years saving lives are now struggling to survive’ – how we witnessed Trump’s USAID cuts devastate health programmes in Kenya
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rachael Eastham, Lecturer in Young People’s Health Inequalities, Division of Health Research, Lancaster University Homabay, Kenya, in February 2025. Rachael Eastham, CC BY My phone wouldn’t stop ringing – nurses, social workers, young mothers – all begging for help. ‘I’ve lost my job,’ ‘I have no food,’ ‘What […]
MIL-OSI Russia: V. Zelensky discussed Ukraine’s defense needs with the French President
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News KYIV, July 18 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram on Friday that he had […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: Foreign Secretary’s remarks, July 2025
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments 3 Speech ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: Foreign Secretary’s remarks, July 2025 Foreign Secretary David Lammy spoke at the UK Post Ministerial Conference with ASEAN member states, highlighting achievements under the UK’s Dialogue Partnership. Thank you all. Minister Bui, we’re grateful for Vietnam’s support as our country coordinator. […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: UK tightens Oil Price Cap in blow to Putin’s war machine
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release UK tightens Oil Price Cap in blow to Putin’s war machine The UK and EU will lower the crude Oil Price Cap. UK and EU lower the crude Oil Price Cap, striking at the heart of Putin’s oil revenues new measure will drive down the […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Statement on Russia’s malicious cyber activity affecting the United Kingdom
Source: Government of Canada News July 18, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence; and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety, today issued the following statement: “Canada strongly condemns Russia’s malicious cyber activities targeting the […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan
Source: United Nations 4 Globally, $1.4 billion of the agency’s programmes are being shuttered or put on hold, UNHCR said in a new report. “We can’t stop water, you can’t stop sanitation, but we’re having to take decisions when it comes, for example, to shelter,” said UNHCR Director of External Relations, Dominique Hyde. “We’re have […]
MIL-OSI Security: Statement of condemnation by the North Atlantic Council concerning Russian malicious cyber activities
Source: NATO 1. We strongly condemn Russia’s malicious cyber activities, which constitute a threat to Allied security. We stand in solidarity and recognise that Estonia, France, the United Kingdom and the United States have recently attributed malicious cyber activity targeting several NATO Allies and Ukraine to Russia’s military intelligence service (GRU). We recall that in […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: EU adopts 18th package of economic and individual measures
Source: Council of the European Union The Council adopted its 18th package of economic and individual restrictive measures designed to target vital sectors of the Russian economy such as energy and banking, further weakening the regime’s ability to wage its illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine. MIL OSI Europe News –
MIL-OSI Europe: OLAF played key role in Ukraine’s uncovering of massive underground pesticide production
Source: European Anti-Fraud Offfice Press release 20/2025 PDF version A far-reaching investigation coordinated by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has played a central part in uncovering a sophisticated criminal network in Ukraine which engaged in mass production and counterfeiting of agrochemical products. These were falsely labelled under some of the leading agrochemical brands in Europe and […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – EU funding going to Putin’s military allies in his war against Ukraine – E-002847/2025
Source: European Parliament Question for written answer E-002847/2025to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyRule 144Hermann Tertsch (PfE) The same Ukrainian intelligence sources that warned that North Korean soldiers had been deployed to the Russian front[1] are now warning that soldiers from the Lao People’s […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: As war rages on in Ukraine, organised crime is taking new forms
Source: United Nations 2 Since February 2022, both legal and illegal economies in Ukraine have been severely disrupted by the war. The report examines the evolution of organised crime structures in the country and focuses on six distinct areas: drug trafficking and production, online scams and fraud, arms trafficking, economic crime, trafficking in persons, and […]
MIL-OSI China: Ukrainian parliament approves new cabinet
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday approved the formation of a new cabinet, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported. The decision followed the resignation of former Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, which led to the automatic dismissal of the entire government. The new cabinet, led by newly-appointed Prime Minister […]