What's In Blue: Europe

  • 19 November 2025

    Ukraine: Open Briefing

    Tomorrow afternoon (20 November), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Ukraine. Council members Denmark, France, Greece, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Slovenia, and the UK requested the meeting, citing rising numbers of civilian casualties in Ukraine, ongoing... Tags: ,

  • Tomorrow morning (31 October), the Security Council will hold its semi-annual debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Council members are also expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the authorisation of the European Union (EU)-led multinational stabilisation force (EUFOR... Tags: ,

  • 19 October 2025

    Kosovo Briefing

    On Tuesday morning (21 October), the Security Council will convene for its second regular briefing this year on the situation in Kosovo. Deputy Special Representative and Officer-in-Charge of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Milbert Dongjoon Shin is... Tags: ,

  • 23 September 2025

    Ukraine: High-level Briefing 

    This afternoon (23 September) at 4:00 pm EST, the Security Council will hold a high-level briefing on Ukraine, which was requested by the Council’s five European members (France, Denmark, Greece, Slovenia, and the UK). Republic of Korea (ROK) Foreign Minister... Tags: ,

  • Tomorrow morning (22 September), the Security Council will hold an urgent briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. The meeting was requested by Estonia in a 20 September letter to the Council (S/2025/594), which said that... Tags: ,

  • This afternoon (12 September), the Security Council will hold an emergency briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Poland requested the meeting in a 10 September letter to the Council (S/2025/572), which said that Russian drones... Tags: ,

  • This afternoon (29 August), the Security Council will hold an emergency open briefing on Ukraine. The meeting was requested by Ukraine in a letter it sent yesterday (28 August) following large-scale Russian aerial attacks conducted overnight on Kyiv and other... Tags: ,

  • This afternoon (26 August) at 4 pm EST, the Security Council will convene for an open briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. Russia requested the meeting to discuss recent developments in the investigation into the... Tags: ,

  • On Monday (18 August), Security Council members will discuss the situation in Georgia under “any other business” following the discussion on the situation in South Sudan in closed consultations. The Council’s European members (E5)—Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia, and the UK—requested... Tags:

  • Tomorrow morning (5 August), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “The Armed Forces of Ukraine Military Debacle in the Kursk Region: Preliminary Assessment”. Maxim Grigoriev, a member of the Russian Civic Chamber and Chairman of the International Public Tribunal... Tags: , ,

  • 24 July 2025

    Ukraine: Briefing

    Tomorrow morning (25 July), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Ukraine. Council members Denmark, France, Greece, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Slovenia, and the UK requested the meeting to receive an update on political and humanitarian developments in... Tags: ,

  • 19 June 2025

    Ukraine: Briefing

    Tomorrow afternoon (20 June), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Ukraine. The meeting was requested by Ukraine in a 17 June letter following large-scale Russian aerial attacks on Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine on that day. Council... Tags: ,

  • Tomorrow (4 June), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting on Ukraine titled “Understanding and Resolving the Ideological Roots of the Ukrainian Crisis”. The anticipated briefers are: Edouard Popov, Director of the Center for Public Cooperation and Information “Europe”; Natalya Seluykina, Executive Director... Tags: , ,

  • Tomorrow afternoon (29 May), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Ukraine under the “Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine” agenda item. The Council’s European members—Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia, and the UK—requested the meeting to receive an... Tags: ,

  • Tomorrow morning (6 May), the Security Council will hold its semi-annual debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). High Representative for BiH Christian Schmidt is scheduled to brief on the latest report of the Office of the High Representative (OHR), which was... Tags: ,