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Hegseth, military brass describe ‘incredible and overwhelming success’ of US strikes on Iran

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan «Razin» Caine held a press conference from the Pentagon early Sunday morning to relay details on the U.S. military’s successful strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

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«Last night, on President Trump’s orders, U.S. Central Command conducted a precision strike in the middle of the night against three nuclear facilities in Iran Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan in order to destroy or severely degrade Iran’s nuclear program,» Hegseth said Sunday morning from the Pentagon. 

«It was an incredible and overwhelming success,» Hegseth continued. «The order we received from our commander in chief was focused. It was powerful, and it was clear we devastated the Iranian nuclear program. But it’s worth noting the operation did not target Iranian troops or the Iranian people for the entirety of his time in office.» 

The press conference was held following President Donald Trump addressing the nation at 10 p.m. Saturday evening, just hours after he announced the successful strikes on a trio of Iranian nuclear facilities. 

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (left) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine (right) arrive for a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

«The mission demonstrated to the world the level of joint and allied integration that speak to the strength of our alliance and our joint forces,» Hegseth continued. «As President Trump has stated, the United States does not seek war, but let me be clear: We will act swiftly and decisively when our people, our partners or our interests are threatened. Iran should listen to the United States and know that he means it.» 

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Caine addressed the media and explained the strikes, dubbed «Operation Midnight Hammer,» included the use of submarines, dozens of Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles, and the «longest B-2 spirit bomber mission since 2001.» 

«At approximately 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time last night and just prior to the strike package entering Iran, a U.S. submarine in the Central Command area of responsibility launched more than two dozen Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles against key surface infrastructure targets as often as the Operation Midnight Hammer strike package entered Iranian airspace,» Caine said. «The U.S. employed several deception tactics.» 

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, right, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. (Getty Images)

«This was a highly classified mission with very few people in Washington knowing the timing or nature of this plan,» he continued. «I’ll refer you to the graphic on the side as I walk you through some of the operational details. At midnight Friday into Saturday morning, a large B-2 strike package comprised of bombers launched from the continental United States as part of the plan to maintain tactical surprise. Part of the package proceeded to the west and into the Pacific as a decoy. A deception effort, known only to an extremely small number of planners and key leaders here in Washington and in Tampa.» 

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TRUMP ADDRESSES NATION ON ‘SPECTACULAR MILITARY SUCCESS’ OF US STRIKES ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR FACILITIES

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held a press conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025.  (Fox News / The Will Cain Show)

Trump announced the U.S. had struck a trio of nuclear facilities in Iran via a Saturday evening Truth Social post, which was not preceded by any media leaks of prior indication such strikes were imminent. 

The president ordered U.S. B-2 stealth bombers to carry out the strikes against Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities.

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Five to six bunker-buster bombs struck the Fordow nuclear site, Trump told Fox News’ Sean Hannity shortly after announcing the Saturday night strikes. 

Trump later addressed the nation from the White House while flanked by Vice President JD Vance, Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, where he announced Iran’s nuclear facilities had been «obliterated» and that the country has been backed into a corner and «must now make peace.»

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«Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated,» Trump said. «And Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace. If they do not, future attacks would be far greater and a lot easier.» 

President Trump Delivers Address To Nation On Iran Military Operation

Vice President JD Vance, from left, President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during an address to the nation in the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 21, 2025.  (Carlos Barria/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Trump had repeatedly urged Iran to make a deal on its nuclear program before striking its nuclear facilities, but the country pulled out of ongoing talks with the U.S. scheduled for June 15 in Oman and refused to return to the table in the days following. Israel pre-emptively ordered strikes on Iran June 12 as Israeli intelligence indicated Iran’s nuclear program was rapidly progressing. 

«A short time ago, the U.S. military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime: Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan,» Trump said during his address. «Everybody heard those names for years as they built this horribly destructive enterprise. Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity, and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s number one state sponsor of terror. Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success.» 

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«For 40 years, Iran has been saying, ‘Death to America. Death to Israel.’ They have been killing our people, blowing off their arms, blowing off their legs with roadside bombs,» Trump continued. «That was their specialty. We lost over a thousand people, and hundreds of thousands throughout the Middle East and around the world have died as a direct result of their hate in particular.»

The president said that the U.S. worked like a team with Israel in the lead-up to the strikes. 

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«I want to thank and congratulate Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu,» he said. «We worked as a team, like perhaps no team has ever worked before, and we’ve gone a long way to erasing this horrible threat to Israel. I want to thank the Israeli military for the wonderful job they’ve done. And most importantly, I want to congratulate the great American patriots who flew those magnificent machines tonight and all of the United States military on an operation the likes of which the world has not seen in many, many decades.» 

Caine told the media that the strikes Saturday evening were U.S.-led, while lauding Israel for its initial operations «degrading Iranian capabilities.» 

«Israel had an incredible military success, especially at the beginning and ongoing in degrading Iranian capabilities, degrading Iranian launchers,» reusable ballistic missiles, Caine said. «It’s been incredible to watch what our ally Israel has been able to do.» 

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«But as it pertains to this strike, this was U.S.-operated and U.S.-led,» he added. «We took advantage of some of the preparatory work that’s been done over the past week and a half.» 

Hegseth underscored that Trump is focused on securing peace in the Middle East following the strikes. 

«As the president put put out last night, he wants peace,» Hegseth said. «There needs to be a negotiated settlement here. We ultimately demonstrated that Iran cannot have a nuclear capability. That is a very clear mission set on this operation.» 

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President Donald J. Trump in The Situation Room, June 21, 2025. (The White House via X)

Israel launched pre-emptive strikes on Iran on June 12 after months of attempted and stalled nuclear negotiations and subsequent heightened concern that Iran was advancing its nuclear program. Netanyahu declared soon afterward that the strikes were necessary to «roll back the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival.»

The strikes were unexpected on Saturday evening, as Trump on Thursday said he would make a decision on Iran within the next two weeks, suggesting that such a strike would not unfold over the weekend. While six B-2 bombers that were spotted heading west from Missouri toward Guam on Saturday afternoon were decoys and part of the «misleading tidbits put out there to suggest that maybe President Trump had put off the decision,» Fox News Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin said during an appearance Saturday evening as news broke of the strikes. 

«Those six B-2 bombers that were heading west toward Guam, they would not have made it to Iran in time to take part in this strike,» she said while speaking with Fox News’ Bret Baier Saturday evening. «So, that suggests to me that there was an additional B-1 package that perhaps flew eastward from Whiteman Air Force Base. Again, this was all part of the deception. There was a great deal of sort of misleading tidbits put out there to suggest that maybe President Trump had put off the decision and that this would happen two weeks from now.»

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Trump earned bipartisan praise from Congressional lawmakers for taking action to prevent Iran, the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism, from achieving nuclear capabilities. 

Other members of Congress, however, simultaneously criticized Trump for not asking for Congressional approval ahead of the military strikes and raised concerns of the risk of war.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has yet to comment on the strikes. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, however, said that diplomacy is an unlikely option in the wake of the U.S. strikes. 

Aftermath of an Israeli strike on Iran's Sharan Oil Depot

Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.  (Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)

«Last week, we were in negotiations with the US when Israel decided to blow up that diplomacy. This week, we held talks with the E3/EU when the US decided to blow up that diplomacy,» Araghchi wrote on X. «What conclusion would you draw?»

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Araghchi said he’ll travel to Moscow later Sunday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with whom Iran enjoys «a strategic partnership.»

Hegseth said on Sunday during the press conference that correspondence with Iran is being conducted both publicly and privately to pursue a deal for peace. 

«I can only confirm that there are both public and private messages being directly delivered to the Iranians in multiple channels, giving them every opportunity to come to the table. They understand precisely what the American position is. Precisely, what steps they can take to allow for peace,» the secretary of defense said. «And we hope they do so.»

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Iran moves hundreds of millions in crypto during nationwide internet blackout, report reveals

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EXCLUSIVE: Cryptocurrency infrastructure linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) continued operating during the country’s nationwide internet blackout after the Feb. 28 U.S.–Israeli strikes, a cyber intelligence report reviewed by Fox News Digital claims. It allowed hundreds of millions of dollars in crypto to move out of the country.

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Omri Raiter, founder and CEO of RAKIA, a cyber intelligence firm that develops data analysis platforms used by governments and security agencies, told Fox News Digital his team began monitoring Iranian cryptocurrency activity in real time after the attacks and quickly detected a surge of funds leaving Iranian-linked crypto accounts.

«We’ve seen a surge of funds since the first hours of the war,» Raiter said. «It started with tens of millions in the first hours, and it grew to hundreds of millions and more. Money was just flowing out from Iranian crypto accounts.»

Wallets linked to the IRGC received more than $3 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, according to the internal report based on blockchain intelligence data cited by RAKIA. The report also cites publicly available data from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis, which estimated Iran’s cryptocurrency ecosystem reached $7.78 billion in activity in 2025.

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Raiter said the data suggests Iran has developed a significant crypto-based financial infrastructure capable of operating even during heavy sanctions and communications shutdowns.

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«The IRGC has been financing proxy operations through the very same crypto corridors that sanctions were designed to shut down,» Raiter said.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned cryptocurrency exchanges tied to Iranian actors Jan. 30, marking one of the first times the U.S. targeted entire digital asset platforms rather than individual wallets for sanctions evasion linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the move was part of a broader effort to disrupt financial networks connected to Tehran, Iran. 

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«The Treasury will continue to pursue Iranian networks and corrupt elites who enrich themselves at the expense of the people,» Bessent said in a Treasury press release in January. «This also applies to attempts by the regime to use digital assets to circumvent sanctions.»

The recent surge appears to reflect two parallel trends: funds moving to support Iran’s regional proxy networks and money being moved by individuals connected to the regime seeking to protect their personal wealth, according to RAKIA’s analysis. 

«The proxy war funding and the personal capital flight are two sides of the same coin,» Raiter said. «They move through the same pipelines.»

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Tehran’s skyline, including the Azadi Tower, became the backdrop to a crisis shaped as much by cyber disruption as by missiles in the sky.  (Kurt «CyberGuy» Knutsson)

Raiter said the firm identified cryptocurrency flows connected to networks previously associated with Iran-backed groups. 

«Some of the accounts we saw are connected to areas where money historically flows to proxy wars,» he told Fox News Digital, citing activity linked to Lebanon and Yemen.

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«Some of it could be people inside the IRGC trying to move their own money,» Raiter said. «But when you see the scale and the timing, it looks coordinated.»

The report produced by RAKIA claims the activity continued even after Iran imposed a sweeping internet shutdown across the country. National connectivity dropped to roughly 1% of normal levels during the blackout, according to internet monitoring group NetBlocks. 

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Military members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in western Tehran, Iran (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Despite that shutdown, RAKIA researchers said they detected more than 1,100 active cryptocurrency nodes operating inside Iran.

«When the internet is at one percent and you still see over a thousand active crypto nodes, you’re not looking at retail users,» Tom Malca, RAKIA’s head of cyber and AI research, said in the report. «Those nodes require dedicated bandwidth, stable power and deliberate exemption from the shutdown.»

RAKIA researchers said the activity suggests specialized infrastructure continued operating even as millions of Iranian civilians were cut off from the internet.

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Most of the nodes were concentrated in the Tehran–Qom corridor, according to the report, an area that includes major government and IRGC institutions. Smaller clusters were detected in Iranian cities, including Isfahan, Mashhad, Tabriz and Kermanshah, according to the analysis.

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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps special forces walk on the U.S. flag during a rally commemorating International Quds Day, also known as Jerusalem Day, in Tehran, Iran, March 28, 2025.  (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

RAKIA said its investigation relied on a combination of network monitoring and publicly available blockchain intelligence.

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The Iranian mission to the United Nations in New York declined to comment on the report’s claims.



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Florida Republicans send SAVE Act–style proof-of-citizenship voting bill to DeSantis’ desk

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Florida lawmakers are sending Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis a strict elections bill modeled after the federal SAVE America Act strongly championed by President Donald Trump that mandates voters verify their citizenship when registering.

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Lawmakers in Tallahassee, Florida, in the GOP-dominated state House approved the measure in a 77–28 vote Thursday, hours after the bill passed the Republican-controlled state Senate 27–12. The votes in both houses of the Florida legislature were nearly entirely along party lines.

DeSantis, a supporter of what he calls «the Florida version of the SAVE Act,» is expected to sign the measure when it reaches his desk. 

«Although Florida has already enacted much of what the federal legislation contemplates, this will further fortify our state as the leader in election integrity,» the governor highlighted in a social media post.

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The developments in Florida come as the federal bill faces an uncertain future in Congress.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida supports a bill approved by his state’s legislature which mandates proof-of-citizenship when registering to vote. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

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The SAVE Act, which stands for Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, narrowly passed the GOP-controlled House in February mostly along party lines. But it’s stalled in the Senate, where Republicans hold a 53–47 majority in the chamber, far short of the 60 vote threshold needed to pass the bill.

The federal bill would require strict voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements across the country. Republicans say the bill is necessary to secure election integrity.

While polls indicate the vast majority of Americans — regardless of the political affiliation — support voter IDs at the polls and preventing noncitizens from voting in federal elections, Democrats argue the bill is not needed, since citizenship already is a requirement to vote and instances of noncitizen voting are rare.

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Democrats and voting rights groups also claim that the federal bill would create unnecessary barriers, making it harder for voters to cast a ballot.

President Donald Trump has said that passing a federal bill that mandates proof-of-citizenship to register to vote should be the number one priority for Congress.

President Donald Trump has said that passing a federal bill that mandates proof-of-citizenship to register to vote should be the number one priority for Congress. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump, who is intent on holding the Republican congressional majorities in the 2026 midterm elections, said earlier recently that the federal bill should be the top priority in Congress and that if passed, it «will guarantee the midterms» for Republicans.

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But the Florida bill’s proof of citizenship requirement wouldn’t take effect until January, after the November 2024 midterm elections. And the bill also doesn’t limit the Sunshine State’s allowance for excuse-free mail-in-voting. 

Trump has long railed against mail-in-balloting.

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The Florida measure also would prevent college students from using their student IDs when voting in person, but that provision wouldn’t take effect until 2027.

«This bill creates real barriers for everyday Floridians, especially those with the fewest resources,» Democratic state Sen. LaVon Bracy Davis of Orlando argued in a social media post. «It will disproportionately impact working families, seniors, and college students who want to exercise their voice and right to vote.» 

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A view of the Florida State Capitol building in Tallahassee, Florida.  (Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)

And Florida Democratic Party Chair, Nikki Fried charged, «In the cover of night, Florida Republicans made it harder for U.S. citizens to vote.»

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«While Democrats, civic groups, and voters voiced their concerns to stop this harmful policy, Republicans decided citizens’ voices didn’t matter and voted to disenfranchise hardworking Floridians,» she added.

The bill would make Florida the most populous state in the nation to mandate proof-of-citizenship to register to vote.

Arizona and Kansas enacted similar requirements in the past two decades, and Louisiana passed a law two years ago.

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Proof-of-citizenship bills passed recently in the South Dakota and Utah legislatures, and are awaiting the governors’ signatures.

And in 2024, New Hampshire mandated that all first-time voters show proof of citizenship when registering.

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Ucrania inaugura su embajada en Panamá y firma compromisos de cooperación

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Panamá y Ucrania firmaron una hoja de ruta para fortalecer su relación bilateral durante el periodo 2026-2029. Cortesía Cancillería de Panamá

Panamá y Ucrania dieron un nuevo paso en su relación bilateral con la firma de una hoja de ruta para el periodo 2026-2029 y un memorando de cooperación académica, durante la primera visita oficial al país de un ministro de Asuntos Exteriores ucraniano.

En paralelo, el gobierno panameño reiteró su posición de respaldo a la soberanía de Ucrania y su rechazo al uso de la fuerza contra otro Estado. El conflicto entre Ucrania y Rusia se remonta al 24 de febrero de 2022, cuando Moscú lanzó una invasión a gran escala sobre territorio ucraniano, desencadenando la mayor guerra en Europa desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

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Desde entonces han transcurrido más de cuatro años de combates que han dejado decenas de miles de muertos entre fuerzas militares de ambos bandos y miles de víctimas civiles.

La agenda del canciller ucraniano Andrii Sybiha incluyó una reunión con el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Panamá, Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez, en el Palacio Bolívar, sede de la Cancillería.

Allí ambos funcionarios sostuvieron primero un encuentro privado y luego un diálogo ampliado con sus respectivas delegaciones, en el que abordaron temas bilaterales, regionales y multilaterales, además de asuntos vinculados con la seguridad internacional y la cooperación entre ambos países.

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El presidente de la República de Panamá, José Raúl Mulino, y el presidente de Ucrania, Volodímir Zelenski, se reunieron en septiembre de 2024 en Nueva York, en el marco de la Asamblea General de la ONU, donde abordaron cooperación bilateral y la apertura de una embajada ucraniana en Panamá. Tomada de la Presidencia de Panamá

Un antecedente relevante de este acercamiento bilateral fue la reunión que sostuvieron en septiembre de 2024, en Nueva York, el presidente panameño José Raúl Mulino y su homólogo ucraniano, Volodímir Zelenski, en el marco de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas.

En ese encuentro, ambos mandatarios abordaron oportunidades de cooperación y comercio, mientras Ucrania adelantó su intención de abrir una embajada en Panamá, una decisión que ahora se concreta. Panamá, además, reiteró entonces su respaldo a los esfuerzos orientados a alcanzar la paz.

Durante las conversaciones, los ministros subrayaron la importancia del respeto a los principios contenidos en la Carta de las Naciones Unidas, en especial la soberanía, la integridad territorial de los Estados y la primacía del derecho internacional. Panamá también expresó su preocupación por el deterioro de la paz y la seguridad internacionales desde el inicio de la guerra en 2022 y por las consecuencias humanitarias que ese conflicto ha tenido sobre la población civil.

En ese contexto, el gobierno panameño reiteró su rechazo a cualquier violación de la soberanía, la independencia política y la integridad territorial de Ucrania.

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También reafirmó su condena al uso de la fuerza de un Estado contra otro, en línea con la posición que ha sostenido en distintos foros internacionales desde el inicio de la invasión rusa. Uno de los principales resultados de la visita fue la firma de la Hoja de Ruta para el Desarrollo de las Relaciones entre la República de Panamá y Ucrania para el periodo 2026-2029.

El documento servirá como marco para profundizar la relación bilateral y promover una mayor cooperación en distintas áreas, entre ellas el intercambio político, la coordinación diplomática y el desarrollo de iniciativas conjuntas.

A ello se sumó la suscripción de un Memorando de Entendimiento sobre Cooperación Académica entre el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Ucrania y el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Panamá.

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El canciller ucraniano Andrii Sybiha sostuvo reuniones con el ministro panameño Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez en el Palacio Bolívar, sede del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Tomada de Cancillería de Panamá

El acuerdo prevé una colaboración activa entre la Academia Diplomática de UcraniaHennadii Udovenko” y la Academia Diplomática y Consular “Ernesto Castillero Pimentel”, con miras a impulsar programas de formación, intercambio de experiencias y fortalecimiento profesional.

Las delegaciones también expresaron interés en ampliar la cooperación en educación, ciencia e innovación tecnológica. Según lo planteado durante el encuentro, ambos países ven espacio para promover proyectos científicos conjuntos, compartir conocimientos y fortalecer los vínculos entre sus instituciones académicas y técnicas.

La visita del canciller ucraniano también incluyó una reunión en la Asamblea Nacional con la presidenta de la Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores, la diputada Walkiria Chandler, y otros legisladores.

En ese encuentro se abordaron temas relacionados con la cooperación parlamentaria y con el fortalecimiento de los vínculos políticos entre Panamá y Ucrania. Otro de los momentos relevantes de la jornada fue la inauguración de la nueva sede diplomática de Ucrania en Panamá, una decisión que refleja el interés de Kiev en reforzar su presencia en América Latina.

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Panamá y Ucrania mantienen relaciones diplomáticas desde 1993 y han suscrito siete acuerdos bilaterales en áreas políticas, comerciales y técnicas. (Wikipedia)

El acto fue acompañado por el canciller panameño y por miembros de la delegación oficial ucraniana. Sybiha llegó a Panamá acompañado por una delegación integrada por su esposa, Tetiana Sybiha; la directora para América Latina y el Caribe del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Ucrania, Oksana Dramaretska; el portavoz de la Cancillería, Heorhii Tykhyi; la consejera de la Dirección de Seguridad Internacional y Defensa, Karyna Rohuila; y el encargado de Negocios de la Embajada de Ucrania en Panamá, Oleksandr Rummo.

La visita tiene un peso diplomático particular porque es la primera vez que un ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Ucrania realiza una visita oficial a Panamá desde que ambos países establecieron relaciones diplomáticas en 1993.

En más de tres décadas, Panamá y Ucrania han firmado siete acuerdos bilaterales y mantienen otros seis en negociación en áreas como comercio, cooperación técnica, intercambio de información tributaria y combate al tráfico de estupefacientes. Con esta visita, ambos gobiernos buscaron dar una señal de continuidad al diálogo político y abrir nuevas áreas de cooperación.

Tanto Panamá como Ucrania coincidieron en que existe espacio para seguir profundizando los vínculos en ámbitos diplomáticos, académicos, comerciales y tecnológicos en los próximos años.

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