Also known as: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky · Zelenskyy · President Volodymyr Zelensky · Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy · President Zelensky · Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukrainian President leading country's resistance to Russian invasion, engaging in diplomacy and seeking military support from allies.
… man Nazi leader Adolf Hitler -- who both tried to take Russian territory -- and praised Russian assault groups for "coming in, taking control and securing territory for Russia." Putin recently rejected the prospect of face-to-face talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky …
… Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet the leaders of France, Germany and Britain on Sunday for talks on the way forward as Russia suffers military setbacks in the invasion of its neighbour. …
LONDON, United Kingdom, Jun 5 — Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a face-to-face meeting between himself and Vladimir Putin in a renewed bid to end the war. …
… President Volodymyr Zelensky said the latest attack showed Europe needed to develop its own air defence systems and that support from the United States remained crucial. …
… On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Ukraine was "seeing signs of preparation for a combined strike on Ukrainian territory, including Kyiv". …
Ukraine, US embassy warn of possible major Russian airstrike By AFP May 24, 2026 03:02 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump shake hands during …
… Russia's foreign ministry said on Friday those responsible would face "inevitable and severe punishment".On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Ukraine was "seeing signs of preparation for a combined strike on Ukrainian territory, including Kyiv". …
Audio By VocalizeUkraine deserves full EU membership, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday, pointing out that his country was defending Europe by fighting off the Russian invasion. …
… t against the war in Ukraine By AFP May 20, 2026 05:32 (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 …
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.
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.
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.
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.
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least 10 people overnight and wounded dozens, with Kyiv accusing Moscow of launching North Korean missiles in the raid. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alleged that Moscow was receiving more ballistic projectiles and troops from North Korea.
Russian ballistic missile strikes across Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk killed at least nine people and wounded dozens overnight, according to Ukrainian authorities. The attacks followed warnings from Kyiv that Moscow had received ballistic missiles from North Korea.
Ukraine has reached an agreement with the United States on monthly deliveries of interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defense system, though President Zelensky said the supply remains insufficient to meet the country's air defense needs. Zelensky noted that expected deliveries in 2026 will be lower than in 2025.
Russian strikes killed two people across Ukraine overnight Saturday and Sunday, while a Ukrainian drone attack killed three people in Russia's Belgorod region. The strikes damaged civilian infrastructure including a medical warehouse and residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa, with dozens wounded.
President Zelensky made his first official visit to Serbia, a European country closely aligned with Moscow, to bolster international backing as Russia intensifies attacks on Kyiv. The visit comes as diplomacy stalls over four years into the war and both sides escalate long-range strikes causing rising civilian casualties.
Russian attacks on Ukraine's capital killed at least nine people and wounded more than two dozen others, including four children, with strikes damaging homes and causing fires across the city, local officials said.
Russian attacks on Ukraine's capital killed at least nine people and wounded more than two dozen others on Saturday, according to local officials, with strikes damaging homes and causing fires across multiple districts of the city.
Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least eight people and wounded more than a dozen others across Ukraine on Thursday, according to authorities. President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Moscow preparing another massive attack overnight.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US President Donald Trump at the White House, discussing licenses to produce Patriot air-defense interceptors and ways to revive negotiations with Russia. Zelensky said the meeting was "good" and stressed the importance of reinvigorating the diplomatic process.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected at the White House on Tuesday for talks with Donald Trump to seek US support against Russia. The visit comes as Kyiv and Moscow escalate long-range strikes and diplomatic efforts remain stalled more than four years into Russia's full-scale invasion.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, a week after taking office, to demonstrate London's "unwavering support" for Kyiv. The pair will visit a British naval base and hear from armed forces personnel involved in training Ukrainian service members.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia has sought an extra 30,000 troops and missile launchers from North Korea to fight in the Ukraine war, with preparations underway in Russia's Voronezh region near the frontier with Ukraine.
At least 17 people were killed Friday in Russian and Ukrainian long-range strikes outside Kyiv, in Sloviansk, and in Russia's Kirov region, as both sides intensify attacks with diplomacy at a deadlock. Ukrainian President Zelensky said a Russian missile strike outside Kyiv killed six people, while Russian aerial bombing killed five in Sloviansk; Moscow reported six dead from a Ukrainian attack on a factory in Kirov, and Ukraine also targeted Russian retail warehouses near Saint Petersburg.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Manila on the sidelines of an ASEAN summit to discuss the Ukraine war and US-Russia relations, with both officials expressing openness to dialogue despite stalled peace efforts.
Andy Burnham became UK Prime Minister after Keir Starmer's departure, immediately reshuffling his cabinet by removing his predecessor's loyalists. Burnham pledged a 10-year plan to ease cost-of-living pressures, promised to re-industrialise Britain and decentralise power, and held calls with US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham convened his first cabinet after removing his predecessor Keir Starmer's loyalists, pledging a 10-year plan to address cost-of-living pressures and promising to re-industrialise Britain and decentralise power.
Andy Burnham became British Prime Minister after Keir Starmer's departure, replaced government loyalists, and pledged a 10-year plan to ease cost-of-living pressures and re-industrialise Britain. He has signalled a leftward tilt and promised to decentralise power and end rough sleeping.
Waves of Ukrainian drones attacked e-commerce warehouses in Moscow and Tambov regions on Saturday, killing eight people and causing large fires. Ukraine has intensified strikes on Russian territory in recent months, which it calls "long-range sanctions" in response to Russian bombardments.
Russian strikes killed one person and wounded 13 others in Ukraine's capital on Sunday after Kyiv launched drones that struck e-commerce warehouses in Russia. The bombardment comes as Ukraine faces almost daily Russian attacks alongside rare domestic political instability triggered by a wartime military leadership shakeup.
Ukraine said Russian missile strikes on the Turkish-owned cargo ship Golden Leo carrying grain killed six crew members, with four more missing and eight rescued, hours after Moscow fired two dozen ballistic missiles at Kyiv killing one person and wounding 16.
Eight Ukrainian news outlets published a banned corruption investigation into the brother of a top law enforcement official on Friday, defying a court order. Ukraine has been working to boost anti-graft laws and combat corruption as it seeks EU membership amid the Russian invasion.
Ukraine's allies, including at least 25 heads of state and President Zelensky, will meet in Paris on Monday as part of the Coalition of the Willing to reaffirm support for Ukraine and step up pressure on Russia, with the summit pushing for a ceasefire and renewed peace talks.
Ukrainian drone strikes killed four people mostly outside Moscow on Monday, while Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least six including on a cargo ship, officials said. The strikes occurred as Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky prepared to meet allies in Paris to discuss ending the almost four-and-a-half-year war.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Donald Trump and longtime voice on foreign policy, died Saturday following a brief and sudden illness. Graham, elected to the Senate in 2002, had just returned from Kyiv where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the creation of a "Wall of Remembrance" in Warsaw with an eternal flame to honour civilian victims of what he termed a "genocide" by "Ukrainian nationalists" during World War II. The announcement comes as Warsaw and Kyiv dispute historical events, including the killing of thousands of Poles in Volhynia in 1943.
Russia struck Ukraine with missiles, drones and guided bombs on Saturday, killing six people and wounding dozens; missiles hit Kyiv, wounding 12 people including two children, while civilian infrastructure including apartment buildings and offices were damaged.