Volodymyr Zelensky

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a fundamental right to carry a handgun in public, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for states and cities across the country confronting a surge in gun violence. The 6-3 decision strikes down a more than century-old New York law…

The Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD), the key security meeting in the Asia Pacific, gets under way in Singapore later on Friday with discussions expected to focus on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US-China tensions, and the Myanmar crisis. It will be the first meeting of the SLD, named for the Singapore hotel…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an address released Thursday that people could starve if Russia’s blockade of the Black Sea continues. “We cannot export our wheat, corn, vegetable oil and other products that have played a stabilizing role in the global market,” Zelensky said in remarks made virtually at…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday the "fierce" battle for the city of Severodonetsk was probably one of the most difficult of the war, and its outcome will decide the fate of eastern Ukraine. Why it matters: Severodonetsk is the last remaining major city in the Luhansk region of the…

KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the front lines of the fighting in the eastern Luhansk region on Sunday, miles from where a Russian general was killed, highlighting the shifting military situation in the area. Mr. Zelensky greeted troops in Lysychansk, one of the last cities in Luhansk that Ukrainians…

President Vladimir Putin has warned the West that Russia will strike new targets if the US starts supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles. At least one person was reported wounded as powerful explosions rock Kyiv after weeks of calm, Al Jazeera reports.  Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the main church at…

Ninety-nine days ago, Volodymyr Zelensky left the presidential palace in Kyiv to shoot a selfie video outside in the street. The previous day, President Vladimir Putin had sent his troops into Ukraine and the Ukrainian leader was coming under Western pressure to save himself and evacuate the capital before the…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the Ukraine men’s national soccer team following its win over Scotland in a World Cup playoff semifinal on Wednesday. “There are times when you don’t need a lot of words!” Zelensky wrote in an Instagram post. “Just pride! Just thank you guys! Two hours of…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Russian forces now occupy about 20 percent of Ukrainian territory, almost 100 days into the war. Zelensky told Luxembourg’s legislature that Russian troops have invaded more than 3,600 “settlements” but that Ukrainian forces have taken back more than 1,000 of them. He said…

Russia now controls ‘most’ of Severodonetsk, a key eastern city, official saysReturn to menu Russian forces now control “most” of Severodonetsk, an eastern Ukrainian city that is key to Moscow’s strategy in the region, a local leader said Tuesday evening. Severodonetsk, located in the Luhansk region, is one of the…