Volodymyr Zelensky

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KHARKIV, Ukraine — Civilians in this hard-hit eastern city say they are feeling increasingly abandoned by the United States as President Donald Trump escalates attacks on their wartime leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “It is very sad because we feel we’ve lost a partner and a friend,” Ludmilla Ivanova, a 36-year-old math…

By Maya Mehrara is a News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K.. Her focus is reporting on international news. She has covered Ukraine, Russia, immigration issues, and the revolution in Iran. Maya joined Newsweek in 2024 from the Londoners and had previously written for MyLondon, the Camden New Journal,…

Trump speaking at the Future Investment Initiative Institute summit in Florida. Alamy Stock Photo Washington His comments came just hours after he branded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator”. LAST UPDATE | 20 Feb US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump has said that the Russians “have the cards” in any negotiation to…

News Updated February 20, 2025 U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy meet in Kyiv on February 20. The White House national security adviser said that U.S. President Donald Trump is "obviously very frustrated" with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and urged the Ukrainian president to reach…

Sir Keir Starmer has held private calls with European leaders to ensure the Western alliance does not fracture, a minister has said, after Donald Trump claimed Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a "dictator". Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told Wilfred Frost on Sky News Breakfast the prime minister has spent a "quite considerable…

News U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with journalists on Air Force One en route from Florida to the White House on February 19. U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying again that he has done a terrible job and asserting that he…

former Vice President Mike Pence has once again publicly criticized President Donald Trump, this time over Trump’s comments about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The tension between the two former running mates has been escalating in recent months, with Pence increasingly distancing himself…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has hit back at Donald Trump after the U.S. President claimed that Ukraine started the war with Russia, accusing Trump of living in a “disinformation bubble” and being fed bad information. Trump’s comments, which have sparked widespread alarm, suggested that Zelensky “could have made a deal”…