Volodymyr Zelensky

Russian forces launched overnight ballistic missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed reports that elections or a referendum on territorial integrity would be announced on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. In Kyiv, a ballistic missile strike damaged a private residence,…

By MARK NICOL DIPLOMACY EDITOR Published: 03:46 GMT, 12 February 2026 | Updated: 03:51 GMT, 12 February 2026 Volodymyr Zelensky last night blasted suggestions he would use the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion to announce plans for a referendum on a peace deal. Sources in Kyiv had suggested the vote,…

Ukraine will only hold elections once it has security guarantees in place and a ceasefire with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday, pushing back at suggestions he was planning to stage fresh ballots under US pressure. Elections in Ukraine have been effectively suspended since Russia invaded in 2022 due to…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – A Russian airstrike on a residential area in eastern Ukraine killed one person and wounded two, officials said Sunday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a peace deal. The attack on the city of…

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky - Archive (Photo: White House) The US has given Russia and Ukraine until the end of June to end the nearly four-year war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The deadline follows two rounds of trilateral talks involving the US, Russia and…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested a possible June deadline for ending the Ukraine-Russia war could be linked to US political pressure ahead of midterm elections. According to Reuters, Zelenskyy told reporters that Washington wants to push both Kyiv and Moscow toward a summer peace timeline. “The Trump administration “will…

United States wants Ukraine and Russia to end their nearly four-year war by June, and has offered to host talks between the two sides in Florida next week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. US-led efforts to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II have stepped up a gear in…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says the US is proposing to finish all necessary negotiations to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in June. “The Americans are proposing that the parties end the war by the beginning of this summer,” Zelensky told reporters in a briefing late on Friday. “We understand that…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the U.S. wants Russia and Ukraine to sign a peace deal that ends the war by June, before President Trump pivots to focusing his energy on the midterm elections. Why it matters: The U.S. timeline Zelensky laid out is pretty ambitious...Read More

(AFP) — The United States wants Ukraine and Russia to end their nearly four-year war by June, and has offered to host talks between the two sides in Florida next week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. US-led efforts to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II have stepped up…