Tag: Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Trump says Ukraine’s Zelenskyy will have to approve U.S.-backed peace plan

November 21, 2025 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump talks after meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, on November 21, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will have to like a U.S.-backed peace plan to halt Russia’s invasion and ultimately approve it, U.S. President Donald…

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Ukraine resists EU conditions on loan backed by frozen Russian assets

October 22, 2025 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine is urging European countries not to limit its use of a proposed $163 billion loan based on frozen Russian state assets, arguing that it needs to be able to buy non-European arms, repair war damage from Russian attacks and compensate victims. With EU leaders to…

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Zelenskyy says ready to join Putin, Trump at Budapest summit if invited

October 20, 2025 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he would be ready to join Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at their summit in Hungary if he is invited. Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin said they would meet in the Hungarian capital, possibly in a…

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India will not be buying oil from Russia: Trump reiterates

October 18, 2025 admin

President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated that India will not be buying oil from Russia, saying that New Delhi has already “de-escalated” and “more or less stopped” its oil purchases from Moscow. While speaking to the media during a bilateral lunch with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy,…

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Macron says 26 countries pledge troops as a reassurance force for Ukraine after fighting ends

September 4, 2025 admin

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday (September 4, 2025) that 26 of Ukraine’s allies have pledged to deploy troops as a “reassurance force” for the war-torn country once fighting ends in the conflict with Russia. Speaking after a meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing” in Paris, Mr. Macron said the countries had…

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Putin offers to meet Zelenskyy in Moscow; Ukraine says no

September 3, 2025 admin

Putin said he had always been open to meeting Mr. Zelenskyy but reiterated the Kremlin’s oft-repeated stance that such a meeting had to be well prepared in advance and lead to tangible results. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday (September 3, 2025) that he was ready to hold talks…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says suspect arrested in murder of former parliamentary speaker Parubiy

September 1, 2025 admin

File picture of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early on Monday (September 1, 2025) that a suspect has been arrested in the murder of former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy, a crime that shook the war-torn country. “The suspect has given an initial testimony,” Mr. Zelenskyy said on…

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Russian attack kills at least 10 in Kyiv; Zelenskyy says Russia has no regard for peace

August 28, 2025 admin

A major Russian air attack on Kyiv early Thursday (August 28, 2025), including a rare strike in the city centre that damaged the European Union’s diplomatic offices, killed at least 17 people and wounded 48 more, authorities said. Also Read | Russia rejects EU troops in Ukraine and speedy Zelenskyy meeting The bombardment of drones…

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Ukraine names new ambassador to U.S. as truce efforts mount

August 27, 2025 admin

Olga Stefanishyna. File | Photo Credit: AFP Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday (August 27, 2025) he had appointed a former Deputy Prime Minister, Olga Stefanishyna, as Kyiv’s new ambassador to the United States, as Washington-backed efforts to halt the war with Russia intensify. Zelenskyy signed a decree unexpectedly naming Ms. Stefanishyna, who is also…

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Ukraine counts on India’s contribution to ending war with Russia: Zelenskyy

August 26, 2025 admin

File picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv. | Photo Credit: ANI Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday (August 26, 2025) thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his warm greetings on Ukraine’s Independence Day, and said Kyiv was counting on “India’s contribution to ending the war with Russia”. Mr….

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