Volodymyr Zelensky

Footage has been released that allegedly shows the aftermath of a renewed barrage of Russian missile strikes on the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, which claims to have been targeted at an Orthodox cathedral overnight and injured nearly 20 people. On Sunday morning, Ukraine's air force said Russian forces had…

Updated July 22, 2023 at 12:51 p.m. EDT|Published July 22, 2023 at 2:27 a.m. EDT A person stands amid the debris of a farm storage building destroyed during a Russian attack on Ukraine's Odessa region on Friday. (Libkos/AP)Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described the Crimean Bridge linking the peninsula to…

The United Nations has warned of escalating military action in the Black Sea after Russia said its navy carried out a live fire exercise there, days after declaring that ships travelling to Ukraine would be considered potential military targets. Earlier, Moscow's forces struck the Black Sea port of Odesa for…

Speed Reads Vadym Prystaiko accused his boss of an ‘unhealthy sarcasm’ in response to British defence secretary Ben Wallace Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sacked his country’s ambassador to the UK after a row over the Ukrainian president’s perceived ingratitude towards the British government. The presidential order dismissing Vadym Prystaiko, who has…

CNN  —  Attending a NATO summit in Vilnius on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky got huge support from adoring crowds and some concessions from the alliance’s leaders – but no clear timeline on when Ukraine could join the group. Zelensky signaled before the meeting that he wanted NATO to commit…

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s confrontational tweet this week challenging NATO leaders on the glacial pace of his war-torn country’s admission into the alliance so roiled the White House that U.S. officials involved with the process considered scaling back the “invitation” for Kyiv to join, according to six…

CNN  —  At last year’s NATO summit in Madrid, the alliance formally invited Sweden and Finland to join its ranks. At this year’s summit in Vilnius, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was hoping the alliance would extend his country the same favor. That was not to be. In its final communique,…

Vilnius —  President Joe Biden capped what he described as a historic NATO summit with optimistic resolve for Ukraine and a stern warning to Moscow. The two-day meeting in Lithuania’s capital saw renewed support for Ukraine to join the alliance but stopped short of a specific timeline that Ukraine sought.…

Vilnius, Lithuania —  NATO leaders met Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Lithuania’s capital as they close a summit that has included emphasis on supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion and discussion of Ukraine’s future within the alliance. Zelenskyy said at a joint news conference with NATO…

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed new security commitments from the G7 powers on Wednesday, but warned that these could not be a substitute for eventual NATO membership. Speaking after talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Zelensky said the G7 promises should be seen "not instead of NATO, but as…