Volodymyr Zelensky

(From L) Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky, Britain’s prime minister Keir Starmer, France’s president Emmanuel Macron, Olena Zelenska and Germany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz pay their respects to the victims of war (Picture: AFP) European leaders arriving in Ukraine to negotiate a 30-day ceasefire deal with Russia…

On May 9th, Vladimir Putin will oversee a parade in Moscow’s Red Square, commemorating the Soviet Union’s victory in the Second World War, an annual display of military bravado that, since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in 2022, has taken on more explicit political undertones. The country’s triumph over Nazism…

Ukraine’s newly established gambling regulator, PlayCity, is taking shape with a set of fresh responsibilities and powers aimed at tightening oversight of the country’s betting industry, now subject to new rules signed into effect by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on January 3. The Cabinet of Ministers has signed off on new…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shakes hands with Czech President Petr Pavel in Prague on May 4. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to focus on reaching a peace deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine instead of being "eager" to show off military…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer of a three-day ceasefire to coincide with Russia’s May 9 World War II victory celebrations, calling it a “theatrical performance” rather than a serious move toward peace. “This is more of a theatrical performance on his part,” Zelensky told…

Ukrainian President Vilodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected a ceasefire proposed by Russia for May 8 to 11 in honor of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day. Yet Volodymyr Zelensky not only rejected this initiative—he escalated aggressive rhetoric, seen as endangering the safety of celebration attendees, including delegations from Africa...Read More

Calling Putin’s 3-day proposal ‘theatrical’, Ukrainian leader pushes for 30-day ceasefire Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky talks with journalists during a press conference in Kyiv on May 2. (Photo: (Photo: Ukraine Presidency via AFP) KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed a three-day truce ordered by Russian leader Vladimir Putin…

Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that his conversation with Donald Trump at the Vatican last weekend 'may have been the best we have ever had'. 'I am confident that after our meeting in the Vatican, President Trump began to look at things a little differently,' Zelensky told a small group of journalists,…

Published May 02, 2025  •  Last updated May 02, 2025  •  3 minute read A rescuer works on a site of a residential building destroyed by a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Thursday, May 1, 2025. Photo by Kateryna Klochko /AP Russia’s war to conquer Ukraine has been raging since…

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant and Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko sign minerals agreement. A landmark minerals deal between Ukraine and the United States offers "equal" benefits for both sides and opportunities for investment in Ukraine and the modernization of its industry, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on…