Ukraine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 6, 2025.
MIL-OSI Canada: Minister Sidhu champions rules-based trade with Canada’s Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and World Trade Organization partners
Source: Government of Canada News June 5, 2025 – Paris, France – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, this week concluded his participation in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) and World Trade Organization (WTO) mini-ministerial meeting, in Paris, France. At the OECD MCM, […]
MIL-OSI USA: Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Chairman Lawler Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Syria
Source: US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Media Contact 202-321-9747 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Chairman Michael Lawler delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled, “After Assad: The Future of Syria.” Watch Here -Remarks- Syria is at a turning point. The fall of Bashar al-Assad this […]
MIL-OSI: Kyivstar Group Reaches Nasdaq Listing Milestone with Public Filing of Registration Statement on Form F-4
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) KYIV, Ukraine, June 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kyivstar Group Ltd., Ukraine’s leading digital operator (“Kyivstar Group” or “the Company”) and a subsidiary of VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON) (“VEON Group” or “VEON”), today announced the public filing of its Registration Statement on Form F-4 (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange […]
MIL-OSI: Kyivstar Group Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results in Conjunction with its Nasdaq Listing Process
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Total operating revenue reaches USD 255 million or UAH 10.6 billion, up 37.1% year-on-year in USD and 49.6% in local currency terms Profit for the period amounts to USD 44 million, up 22.2% year-on-year in USD and 33.7% in local currency terms, with a profit margin of 17.3% Adjusted EBITDA1 reaches USD […]
MIL-OSI Global: Labubus, Sonny Angels and Smiskis: Are blind toy boxes just child’s play or something more concerning?
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Eugene Y. Chan, Associate Professor of Marketing, Toronto Metropolitan University Collectible figurines on display at Pop Mart in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, on April 29, 2025. (Shutterstock) If you’ve seen videos of people tearing into tiny toy packages online, or noticed teens obsessing over pastel-coloured figurines at the mall, you’ve […]
MIL-OSI USA: Moran Leads Effort to Secure Future of Red River Army Depot
Source: Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) issued the following statement regarding the future operations of the Red River Army Depot (RRAD). Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) issued the following statement regarding the future operations of the Red River Army Depot (RRAD). Earlier this week, Congressman Moran led a letter to Secretary […]
MIL-OSI Video: World Oceans Day, Palestine, Ukraine & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (5 June 2025)
Source: United Nations (Video News) Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: Trip Announcement/Secretary-General World Oceans Day Secretary-General/Fallen Staff Occupied Palestinian Territory Ukraine Syria/Security Council International Days TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT/SECRETARY-GENERAL On Sunday, June 8, the Secretary-General will arrive in Nice, in France, to take part in the third UN Ocean Conference, co-hosted by […]
MIL-OSI Security: 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 Security: NATO Defence Ministers agree new capability targets to strengthen the Alliance
Source: NATO Meeting in Brussels on Thursday 5 June [2025], NATO Defence Ministers agreed an ambitious new set of capability targets to build a stronger, fairer, more lethal Alliance, and ensure warfighting readiness for years to come. At a closing press conference NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed that the targets “describe exactly what capabilities […]
MIL-OSI Global: Inside Ukraine’s remarkable drone attack
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor You can generally tell when Vladimir Putin appears rattled by an adverse event in his war on Ukraine. He (or one of his proxies) ramps up the bloodcurdling rhetoric. And so it is with Ukraine’s “Spiderweb” drone attack on four […]
MIL-OSI Global: Four myths about ‘low-skilled’ migration busted
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gabriella Alberti, Professor of International Labour Migration, University of Leeds 1000 Words/Shutterstock The UK government has outlined plans to reduce low-skilled migration to the country. A central aspect is linking skills and training to the immigration system. This, so the thinking goes, will mean that no industry is […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: OSCE Secretary General’s presentation of the 2026 Programme Outline: UK statement
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Speech OSCE Secretary General’s presentation of the 2026 Programme Outline: UK statement Ambassador Holland thanks Secretary General Sinirlioğlu for his presentation of the 2026 Programme Outline and reiterates the UK’s strong support for agreement of a 2025 and 2026 Unified Budget. Thank you, Secretary General, for your […]
MIL-OSI Global: Ukraine’s Operation Spider Web destroyed more than aircraft – it tore apart the old idea that bases far behind the front lines are safe
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Benjamin Jensen, Professor of Strategic Studies at the Marine Corps University School of Advanced Warfighting; Scholar-in-Residence, American University School of International Service A sitting duck? A Russian Tu-160 strategic bomber on the ground on Feb. 22, 2024. Alexander KazakovAFP via Getty Images A series of blasts at […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: UNECE advances support for Ukraine’s recovery through action on green and resilient urban energy projects
Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the country’s energy infrastructure has suffered approximately $20 billion in damage, causing widespread power outages and insufficient heat supply – with the cities of Kharkiv and Mykolaiv alone accounting for over $630 million in losses, according to UNDP. While emergency efforts have […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Ukraine strikes Iskander missile launchers on Russian territory
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 5 /Xinhua/ — Ukraine on Thursday destroyed the Iskander operational-tactical missile system installations on the territory of the Russian Federation, the General Staff of the […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – The key role of transatlantic cooperation in ensuring military mobility during the war in Ukraine – E-002097/2025
Source: European Parliament Question for written answer E-002097/2025to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyRule 144Michał Dworczyk (ECR) Almost a decade has passed since the EU turned its attention towards military mobility. However, the plans have not been backed up by funding. Poland and other […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Impact of the Mobility Package and the Road Transport Agreement with Ukraine on the Polish transport sector – E-002109/2025
Source: European Parliament Question for written answer E-002109/2025to the CommissionRule 144Marcin Sypniewski (ESN) The Polish transport sector, which is a major pillar of the country’s economy, is currently facing a serious crisis as a result of EU rules and growing competition from non-EU carriers, in particular from Ukraine. The introduction of the Mobility Package brings […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Ukraine’s Security is our Security. Only a Just Peace Can Secure Ukraine’s Future: UK Statement to the OSCE
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments 3 Speech Ukraine’s Security is our Security. Only a Just Peace Can Secure Ukraine’s Future: UK Statement to the OSCE UK Military Advisor, Lt Col Joby Rimmer, says that a sustained ceasefire is the quickest route to stop the killing. The UK supports ending the war in […]
MIL-OSI China: Ukraine, Russia to exchange 500 prisoners each this weekend: Zelensky
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Wednesday that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to carry out a prisoner exchange under the “500-for-500” formula this weekend, the Ukrinform news agency reported. “The Russian side has informed us that this weekend it will be ready to hand over 500 […]
MIL-OSI Global: The secret to Ukraine’s battlefield successes against Russia – it knows wars are never won in the past
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Matthew Sussex, Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University The iconoclastic American general Douglas Macarthur once said that “wars are never won in the past”. That sentiment certainly seemed to ring true following Ukraine’s recent audacious attack on […]