GlobalSecurity.org

27.11.2025 16:00 On 24 and 25 November, Foreign Ministry's Undersecretary for Economic and Development Affairs Mariin Ratnik visited Kyiv, Ukraine, where she took part in a meeting of the Ukraine Donor Platform

27.11.2025 16:00 day 26 November, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna took part via video link in an extraordinary meeting of the European Union's foreign ministers, where the agenda focused on Russia's aggression, and on achieving a lasting and just peace in Ukraine.

27.11.2025 16:00 On November 26, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, participated in an extraordinary online meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council where discussions focused on negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine and the necessary steps the EU must take in this process.

27.11.2025 16:00 The OSCE hosted the Third National Conference on Preventing and Combating Illicit Trafficking of Weapons, Ammunition and Explosives , which took place on 15 November in Kyiv.

27.11.2025 16:00 Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Minsk was ready to host negotiations on Ukrainian settlement again.

27.11.2025 16:00 The UK Foreign Secretary and Minister Hamish Falconer, along with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, co-chaired the UK-Bahrain Strategic Dialogue on 24 November 2025.

27.11.2025 16:00 Opposition Kuomintang lawmakers criticized President Lai Ching-te's "astronomical" US$40 billion defense proposal as lacking detail, and questioned whether it was part of a quid pro quo with U.S. President Donald Trump to allow Lai to transit through the United States.

27.11.2025 16:00 United States House of Representatives members have proposed a bill that requires the U.S. secretary of state to develop a strategic approach to secure Taiwan's membership in the International Criminal Police Organization .

27.11.2025 16:00 The United States' top envoy to Taiwan on Wednesday said President Lai Ching-te's proposed US$40 billion special defense budget marked "a major step towards maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait by strengthening deterrence."

27.11.2025 16:00 When asked to comment on remarks of Raymond Greene, head of the "American Institute in Taiwan" Taipei office, who welcomed Taiwan's announcement of a $40 billion "defense spending plan," and to comment on Taiwan region's "defense spending plan," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that the Chinese side's opposition against official, and even military, contacts between the US and Taiwan region is consistent.

27.11.2025 16:00 When asked whether China would believe Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi should provide a "sincere" explanation of the Japanese government's position regarding her Taiwan-related remarks, and how the Japanese government could further clarify its position to satisfy Beijing as Takaichi claimed Wednesday that regarding her Taiwan-related remarks she has a responsibility to explain the government's actions to the public and that she answered the

27.11.2025 16:00 The Chinese mainland on Wednesday criticised Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te for publicly siding with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over her recent remarks on Taiwan, slamming Lai's statements and actions as "disgusting."

27.11.2025 16:00 Chinese President Xi Jinping's remarks during the phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump are of great guiding significance for the Chinese mainland's work related to Taiwan, a mainland spokesperson said.

27.11.2025 16:00 The joint Russian military base in Kyrgyzstan is an important factor in ensuring stability in the region, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

27.11.2025 16:00 Vladimir Putin made a state visit to Kyrgyzstan.