Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in the hush of St Peter’s basilica on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday in their first encounter since a noisy White House clash, as the US president pushes the Ukrainian leader to make a peace deal with Russia. Zelensky said they discussed a possible unconditional … Read more
US President Donald Trump resumed his attempts Monday to blame Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia’s invasion, falsely accusing him of responsibility for “millions” of deaths. Trump — who had a blazing public row in the Oval Office with Zelensky six weeks ago — said the Ukranian shared the blame with Russian President Vladimir Putin, … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday to visit his country to better understand the devastation wrought by Russia’s invasion. “Please, before any kind of decisions, any kind of forms of negotiations, come to see people, civilians, warriors, hospitals, churches, children destroyed or dead,” he said in a CBS “60 Minutes” … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said Russia was “dragging” China into the war in Ukraine, as he accused Beijing of knowing that dozens of its citizens were being recruited by Moscow’s army to fight. Zelensky — whose war leadership has hit turbulence with Donald Trump in the White House — also said that Kyiv was … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukrainian troops had captured two Chinese citizens fighting alongside Russian forces, adding that Kyiv would demand an explanation from Beijing and a reaction from its allies. Moscow and Beijing have deepened political, military and economic cooperation since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. “Our military captured two Chinese citizens … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday slammed the US embassy for what he called a “weak” statement that did not blame Russia for a missile strike on his home town which killed 18 people, including nine children. In one of the deadliest strikes in recent weeks, a Russian missile on Friday evening struck a residential … Read more
US President Donald Trump lashed out Sunday at the leaders of both warring parties in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, expressing frustration as efforts to kick-start ceasefire talks remain deadlocked. Trump first criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin for questioning the credibility of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky as a negotiating partner, saying he was “very angry, pissed off” … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Friday for a “transitional administration” to be put in place in Ukraine and vowed his army would “finish off” Ukrainian troops, in hardline remarks as US President Donald Trump pushes for a ceasefire. A rapprochement between Washington and Moscow since Trump’s return to office and the US leader’s threats to … Read more
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that the number of wounded in a Russian strike on the city of Sumy Monday rose to almost 90 people, including 17 children. The strike hit the day Russia is holding talks with the US in Saudi Arabia on a potential ceasefire. Ukrainian officials earlier said the strike hit … Read more
After President Trump spoke on the phone with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week, the White House wanted to make one thing clear: The Ukrainian leader was grateful to the American president. Very grateful. The statement recounting the call mentioned four times that Mr. Zelensky had thanked the president for his efforts to negotiate … Read more