(2025-06-18). Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends. presstv.ir As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting over new energy crisis in EU.
(2025-06-18). The People Want Peace and Progress, Not War and Waste. scheerpost.com (Official White House Photo by Oliver Contreras) | " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/scheerpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2048px-President_Joe_Biden_attends_Working_Session_III_of_the_NATO_Summit_the_NATO-Ukraine_Council_Thursday_11_July_2024_in_Washington_D.C.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1″ data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/scheerpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2048px-President_Joe_Biden_attends_Working_Session_III_of_the_NATO_Summit_the_NATO-Ukraine_Council_Thursday_11_July_2024_in_Washington_D.C.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1″ src="https://i0.wp.com/scheerpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2048px-Presid…
(2025-06-18). Ukraine War Day Kremlin Turns Against Israel. awfulavalanche.wordpress.com 
Dear Readers: | Those cold-hearted men in the Kremlin were not moved by the tears of starving Palestinian children. However, Israel's sucker punch against Iran, combined with Trump's "betrayal" (i.e., pretending he was negotiating in order to lull the Iranians before a very well-planned surprise attack) have finally turned the Kremlin against a nation they always considered somewhat friendly. They were deluding themselves, of course, but now they start to realize that the time of delusions is over. When even a Liberal like Dmitry Peskov (Putin's Press Secretary) begins to issue "stern warnings", then you know…
(2025-06-18). Ukraine: A birthday and a message of hope. icrc.org
(2025-06-18). Russia — Ukraine: ICRC supports large-scale repatriation of human remains. icrc.org
(2025-06-18). Ukraine's Zelensky seeks G7 support over Russian attacks. newarab.com 
(2025-06-18). How NATO military doctrine failed Ukraine on the battlefield. responsiblestatecraft.org 
The war in Ukraine has raged for over three years. As ceasefire talks loom, major European NATO members including Germany, UK, France and Denmark are planning to protect any future armistice by sending their troops as peacekeepers in a "Coalition of the Willing." Their goal is to deter the Russians from restarting the war. Unfortunately, deterrence comes from combat capability. Without it there is no deterrence at all. That capability is in question. NATO equipment and doctrine was developed for the Cold War and tested in the mountains of Afghanistan. It has not been tested in conventional war and needs to ab…
(2025-06-18). Former EU boss criticizes von der Leyen. ecns.cn Jean-Claude Juncker, a former head of the European Commission, has taken issue with his successor, Ursula von der Leyen, for her delayed personal engagement in addressing escalating trade tensions with United States President Donald Trump.
(2025-06-18). US lawmakers seek to block Trump from striking Iran without approval. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump , Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Bernie Sanders. — Reuters/FileAs Israel-Iran tensions escalate, US lawmakers move to bar Trump from launching military action against Tehran without Congress's approval, aiming to avoid a wider Middle East…
(2025-06-18). Tulsi said Iran not building nukes. One Senator after another ignored her. responsiblestatecraft.org The U.S. intelligence agencies' Annual Threat Assessment (ATA) is billed as an opportunity "for the American people to receive an unvarnished and unbiased account of the real and present dangers that our nation faces." That's according to Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark), chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, who personally presided over a public hearing this year to hear its conclusions. It's too bad neither he nor almost any other senator who sits on the committee seemed to pay attention to it, if current discourse over the Israel-Iran war is anything to go by.