volodymyr Zelenskyy

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv bombarded with 36 missiles, 242 drones; Oreshnik strike falls close to EU, Nato border

Rescue workers put out a fire at a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine (AP photo) Russia’s defence ministry said on Friday that its forces struck “strategic targets” in Ukraine overnight using Oreshnik hypersonic missiles. The ministry did not provide further details on the locations or extent of the strikes, but […]

Zelenskyy names Ukraine’s head of military intelligence as his new chief of staff

File photo: Ukraine’s military intelligence chief Maj Gen Kyrylo Budanov (Picture credit: AP) KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday appointed the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence as his new chief of staff, a move that comes as the US leads a diplomatic push to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old invasion.In announcing the appointment of Gen. Kyrylo […]

‘Canadians are dying’: Mark Carney’s $2.5 billion aid to Ukraine draws backlash online

On Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced an additional $2.5 billion in economic assistance for Ukraine. The move has been positioned as a part of the wider international efforts to support the war-torn country. Carney said the funding would help provide more international financing at a critical moment in the conflict, when speaking alongside […]

‘About 90% ready’: Trump-Zelenskyy Florida meet on Ukraine peace deal amid renewed Russian attacks – what’s on agenda

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (AP photo) US President Donald Trump is set to host a crucial meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, an engagement can be seen as another effort to ease the ongoing war and push forward a potential peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, now nearing four years since Moscow’s […]

Trump ‘a little disappointed’ Zelenskyy hasn’t read US peace plan as Miami talks end without breakthrough

US President Donald Trump is a little disappointed with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as he didn’t read the proposal to end the war with Russia, while Vladimir Putin accepted it. While talking with the reporters at the red carpet of the Kennedy Center Honors, Trump said Ukraine loved the proposal, but Zelenskyy is not […]

‘Zelenskyy would never….’: Donald Trump Jr’s chilling warning that his father may abandon Ukraine because…

Donald Trump Jr serves no formal role in the Donald Trump administration but his strong take on the Russia-Ukraine issue at the Doha Forum sent a chilling warning of what is going to happen inevitably — his father President Donald Trump would abandon Ukraine if they don’t make peace with Russia. Slamming Ukrainian president Volodymyr […]

‘We are ready’: Putin warns Europe against derailing Ukraine peace talks; US envoys arrive with revised plan

File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin (Picture credit: PTI) Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow was ready if Europe initiated a conflict, even as he accused European governments of trying to derail efforts to end the war in Ukraine. “We are not planning to go to war with Europe, but if Europe […]

Ukraine corruption crisis: Zelenskyy’s chief of staff Andrii Yermak resigns after raid; Kyiv’s political turmoil deepens

File photo: Zelenskyy’s chief of staff Andrii Yermak (Picture credit: AP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accepted the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, hours after anti-corruption investigators searched his residence inside the presidential compound in Kyiv. Zelenskyy confirmed the resignation on Friday and said he would consider a replacement on Saturday, […]

Russia-Ukraine war: Did Donald Trump pressure Zelenskyy to give up eastern Donbas in ‘tense’ meeting? It was Putin’s key demands

President Donald Trump greeted Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House (AP photo) During a recent meeting in Washington, US President Donald Trump reportedly pushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to consider relinquishing the eastern Donbas region in exchange for peace, according to a senior Ukrainian official speaking to AFP. The discussions, described as “tense” […]

‘Putin can’t be stopped with words’: Zelenskyy urges global action against Russia; claims ‘Moscow doesn’t want to end war’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (ANI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday called on the United States, Europe, the G20, and G7 nations to take “decisive steps” to protect lives and stop Russian President Vladimir Putin.In a post on X, Zelenskyy said, “Ukraine has never sought war. We agreed to an unconditional ceasefire, looked for opportunities […]