Also known as: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky · Zelenskyy · President Volodymyr Zelensky · Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy · President Zelensky · Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukrainian President who has condemned EU sanctions removals and met with US envoys negotiating an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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… President Volodymyr Zelensky said water supplies had also been cut and "critical infrastructure" was also hit in attacks across the country.Prime Minister Sergiy Koretsky indicated that the attacks were the start of a new Russian winter campaign against the energy sector. …
Russia targets Kyiv power supply as freezing winter approachesThe Standard
… Moscow has upped attacks on Ukraine's capital Kyiv, including day-time attacks, as the city prepares for another winter of war.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow was "escalating every single day", as cities across the country were hit by night-time attacks. …
At least seven killed in Russian and Ukrainian strikesThe Standard
… officers work at the site of a knife attack in Jaroslaw, eastern Poland on September 24, 2026. [AFP] A Ukrainian man was arrested Thursday for killing a priest and wounding four others with a knife at a Catholic abbey in Poland in an attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky …
Ukrainian kills priest, wounds four at Polish abbeyCitizen Digital
… The attacks came as President Volodymyr Zelensky was due to speak at the UN General Assembly in New York, where he was expected to appeal again for better air defences against the barrage of Russian drones and missiles. …
Fresh Russian strikes on Ukraine's infrastructure kill sevenCitizen Digital
… The Security Council will meet on Ukraine, while President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to address the UN General Assembly as well. …
Iran president tells Trump his country will never ‘bend at the knee’Citizen Digital
… Their meeting also comes ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's scheduled address to the United Nations. …
Trump invites Putin to G20 summit in MiamiCitizen Digital
… alation beyond Ukraine By AFP September 23, 2026 12:12 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Composite photo created on May 12, 2025, of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky …
Europe braces for Russian escalation beyond UkraineThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeUkraine on Tuesday slammed the EU's removal of two oligarchs from its Russian sanctions list as "shameful and unjustifiable", with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying the move was a "concession" to the Kremlin and "counterproductive". …
Ukraine says lifting sanctions on Russian tycoons 'shameful'The Standard
… "They had a very good meeting, a very productive meeting -- they have another one scheduled in the very near future," Trump told reporters as he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky."I can't imagine why they wouldn't want to do it. …
Trump threatens Iran with 'hell' but unveils fresh talksCitizen Digital
… But the broad powers to impose tariffs sparked an unusual split among Democrats, who largely support Ukraine but have resisted handing Trump wider authority over trade. - Tougher pressure - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier hailed the legislation as "symbolic" and th …
Trump signs bill authorizing sweeping Russia sanctionsRussia conducted a wave of drone and missile strikes on Kyiv's power supply on Wednesday, killing at least four people as the capital braces for freezing winter conditions. Ukraine's main energy provider DTEK confirmed grid damage affecting 8,000 households.
30 September 2026 · The Standard →
Russia conducted a wave of drone and missile strikes on Kyiv's power supply on Wednesday, killing at least four people as the capital braces for freezing winter conditions. Ukraine's main energy provider DTEK confirmed grid damage affecting 8,000 households.
30 September 2026 · The Standard →
Russian and Ukrainian strikes killed at least seven people in both countries Saturday as the war entered its fifth year. Moscow has intensified attacks on Kyiv including daytime strikes, while Ukrainian President Zelensky said Moscow was escalating daily with night-time attacks across the country.
26 September 2026 · The Standard →
A 31-year-old Ukrainian was arrested after stabbing a priest to death and wounding four others with a knife at a 17th-century Catholic abbey in Jaroslaw, Poland, near the Ukrainian border. Ukrainian President Zelensky condemned the attack as "evil" and "horrific," and the incident has occurred amid social tensions in Poland, which has accepted hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's invasion.
25 September 2026 · The Standard →
Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine killed at least seven people on Wednesday, including two in Kyiv, and wounded more than 40 others. The strikes hit gas stations, offices, a college building, businesses, and the rail network; Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga said Russia was targeting data centres to disrupt information flow and hinder civilian access to missile-threat warnings.
24 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN that Tehran would never "bend at the knee," defying President Trump's earlier remarks about potentially "annihilating" Iran. Pezeshkian accused Washington of "terrorism" for assassinating former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and vowed Iranian resistance would only increase in the face of sanctions and pressure.
24 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit of world leaders in Miami in December, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The invitation comes as Washington seeks to broker a deal to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
23 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
More than four years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European nations worry Moscow could escalate the conflict and target Kyiv's supporters, with Western leaders warning of a surge in Russian covert operations across Europe that could eventually cause casualties.
23 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called the EU's decision to remove Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list "shameful and unjustifiable," saying it was a "concession" to the Kremlin and counterproductive during ongoing Russian attacks. Ukraine's Foreign Minister urged EU countries to impose their own national sanctions on the two individuals.
22 September 2026 · The Standard →
President Trump told the UN he was deciding whether to "annihilate" Iran but later revealed that US and Iranian officials had held "very good" talks for the first time in months, with another meeting scheduled soon.
22 September 2026 · The Standard →
US President Donald Trump has signed legislation authorizing new sanctions designed to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine. The bill targets Russia's energy and defense sectors, Putin and senior officials, Moscow's shadow fleet of tankers, and allows Trump authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on major buyers of Russian oil and gas.
19 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps has launched an offensive operation called Vivaldi near Lyman, an embattled town in the east that Moscow has been pushing towards for months. Lyman is one of the few urban areas in Donetsk still under Ukrainian control, and its capture could allow Russia to advance further south toward Ukrainian-held strongholds.
16 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Norway bid farewell to King Harald V on Wednesday in a funeral attended by dignitaries including Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Britain's Prince William. The king died on August 28, aged 89.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump had an "extremely frank" one-hour phone call on Tuesday after US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow over the weekend for talks with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, the leaders exchanged views on the outcome of the visits and the Ukraine conflict, though the talks brought no immediate breakthrough.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Tuesday after Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow and Kyiv over the weekend for talks with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, the leaders exchanged views on the outcome of the visits, though the talks brought no immediate breakthrough in the four-and-a-half-year war.
8 September 2026 · The Standard →
A top US envoy said on Monday that weekend discussions with Ukraine and Russia showed progress, including movement on scheduling additional trilateral talks to end the conflict that began when Russian forces invaded Ukraine more than four years ago.
7 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Two US envoys held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, and are set to land in Kyiv on Sunday for meetings with Ukrainian leadership. Putin and Zelensky have agreed to halt strikes on each other's capitals for three days as negotiation efforts accelerate.
6 September 2026 · Capital News →
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv on Sunday to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky, a day after meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. The Americans are hoping to revive peace negotiations after a summer of escalation.
6 September 2026 · The Standard →
Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on ending more than four years of war in Ukraine at the Kremlin on Saturday, ahead of their expected visit to Kyiv on Sunday. Both Russia and Ukraine vowed not to strike each other's capitals for three days during the negotiations.
6 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Air Tanzania has temporarily suspended flights between Dar es Salaam and Moscow effective September 4, following a routine risk assessment of the operating environment along the route. The airline stated that safety considerations take precedence over commercial interests but did not specify the particular safety risks identified.
4 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
German media reported that police have identified two Russian suspects linked to an attempted "hybrid attack" involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig airport last month. The German government blamed Russia for the incident and announced measures including shuttering the Russian consulate in Bonn and a Russian cultural centre in Berlin.
3 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued an explicit warning to global airlines and underwriters that Russian airspace is becoming "completely unsafe" as Kyiv significantly escalates its long-range drone campaign deeper into Russian territory. Zelensky emphasized that Ukrainian defense forces are not intentionally targeting civilian aircraft, but argued that the sheer volume of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles deployed across Russian skies daily creates an operational environment where international carriers can no longer guarantee safe transit.
2 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Russian strike on an arms depot near Kyiv sparked fires and explosions that killed 37 people and wounded dozens, according to authorities. The attack was the second to hit a munitions depot near Kyiv in less than two months, prompting Ukrainian officials to criticize the storage of ammunition near residential areas.
30 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Andy Burnham made his first overseas trip as UK prime minister to Kyiv, where he announced an agreement for Ukraine to produce British storm shadow cruise missiles and met President Zelensky. He also chaired his first meeting of a coalition of more than 35 nations supporting Ukraine.
24 August 2026 · Capital News →
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham visited Kyiv to attend a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, where allies discussed support for Ukraine. Despite Russian threats, Burnham said Britain will continue providing defence aid, with air defence supplies as the main priority of the meeting.
24 August 2026 · The Standard →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that holding elections while Ukraine fights Russia's invasion would be too dangerous and would "split" the country, responding to calls from his former defence minister to organise a vote. Ukraine has suspended elections under martial law, a measure that remains widely supported by the population.
23 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Russian drones attacked a shopping centre in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rig on Friday, killing five people and wounding 91 others, including 21 seriously. President Zelensky condemned the strike as "cynical and despicable," and said a second drone targeted emergency responders about half an hour after the first attack.
22 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Romania's F-16 fighter jet destroyed a marine drone loaded with explosives near the Neptun Deep offshore gas project on Thursday. Romania's president blamed Russia for the incident, which he characterized as part of escalating hybrid warfare by the Russian Federation.
20 August 2026 · The Standard →
A Russian rocket strike on Pechenigy village in the Kharkiv region killed 10 people and wounded 18, according to Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strike hit a busy intersection with a post office and stores surrounded by residential buildings.
19 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ukrainian missile strikes killed six people and wounded four others, including a child, in Russia's Belgorod region, according to the acting governor. With frontline fighting at a near standstill and talks frozen, the warring countries have significantly stepped up missile attacks, pushing the civilian death toll to its highest levels since the war's first months in 2022.
17 August 2026 · The Standard →
Waves of drones and missiles killed 19 people across Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, with Ukrainian drones striking civilian areas in southern Russia and Moscow's forces targeting infrastructure in Ukraine including a major steel plant. Both countries have significantly escalated long-range attacks on civilian infrastructure as fighting at the front remains at a near standstill.
16 August 2026 · The Standard →