What's In Blue: Ukraine

  • 18 May 2026

    Ukraine: Briefing

    Tomorrow morning (19 May), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Ukraine. The meeting was requested by Ukraine in a 13 May letter and supported by Council members Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, and the UK. The anticipated briefers are... Tags: ,

  • 17 April 2026

    Ukraine: Briefing

    On Monday afternoon (20 April), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Ukraine. The meeting was requested by Ukraine in a 14 April letter following large-scale Russian aerial attacks on the city of Dnipro and other cities across Ukraine... Tags: ,

  • 23 February 2026

    Ukraine: High-Level Briefing

    Tomorrow afternoon (24 February), the Security Council is scheduled to hold a high-level briefing on Ukraine. The meeting was requested by Ukraine, with support from the Council’s European members (Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, and the UK), to mark the fourth... Tags: ,

  • Tomorrow morning (20 February), Russia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “The Information Dimension of the Ukrainian Crisis: How Media Narratives Shape Conflict”. The anticipated briefers are Glenn Diesen, a Norwegian political scientist, and Andrea Lucidi, an Italian independent journalist.... Tags: ,

  • 8 December 2025

    Ukraine: Open Briefing

    Tomorrow morning (9 December), 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. Slovenian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon... Tags: ,

  • 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: ,

  • 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 (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: ,

  • 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: ,

  • 28 April 2025

    Ukraine: Briefing

    Tomorrow afternoon (29 April), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on Ukraine. Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia, and the UK requested the meeting to receive an update on political and humanitarian developments. French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs... Tags: ,