Volodymyr Zelensky

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s announcement of the resumption of diplomatic ties between the two countries follows an official visit by two of his Cabinet ministers to Syria, which under now-deposed president Bashar al-Assad was a staunch ally of Russia. In the breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria, all industry...Read More

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine 'will do everything to stop Russia and end the war' in 2025 - Copyright AFP Adrian DENNIS Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday vowed that his country would use 2025 to fight for an end to Russia’s nearly three-year-long invasion by any means necessary.…

Whenever I come to Ukraine, I find words that have lost their essence elsewhere swell again with meaning. The fight for “freedom” is not a pretentious slogan here, but just what you do every day. “Sovereignty” is not a slippery abstraction, but the difference between deciding your own fate or…

On December 28, 2024, 9:41 PM Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico of opening a “second energy front” against Kyiv on the orders of Moscow, deepening an already tense dispute over transfers of Russian gas to Europe. Ukraine pumps Russian natural gas through its territory to several…

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Last Updated: December 25, 2024, 23:37 IST Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Putin choosing Christmas to attack is inhumane. A rescuer of the State Emergency Service works to put out a fire in a private house after a drone strike in Kharkiv. (IMAGE: AFP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced Wednesday…

Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters CNN  —  Russia launched an “inhumane” attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Christmas Day, with explosions reported across the country, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said. It is the thirteenth time this year Russia has carried out a major attack on Ukraine’s power grid, according to DTEK, the country’s…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday described the Christmas day attack from Russia which killed one and destroyed the country’s power grid as ‘inhuman’. Russia launched over 170 missiles and drones against Ukraine on Wednesday, destroying the war-torn nation’s power grid and causing widespread blackouts. Ukraine woke up at 5:30…

Many Ukrainians were celebrating without heat or power after Russia launched a Christmas Day a ttack on the country’s energy infrastructure, an act that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned as “inhuman.” “Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack. What could be more inhuman,” Zelenskyy said in a post on…

The strike came as Ukraine prepared to officially celebrate Christmas for the second time on Dec. 25. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed legislation in July 2023 to bring Ukraine’s public Christmas holiday in line with the majority of other European countries, rather than the later date followed in Russia. read more…