Volodymyr Zelensky

KYIV, Ukraine —  A day after President Biden signed a sweeping bill to support Ukraine with $40 billion more in military and humanitarian aid, Russian forces intensified their efforts to encircle and capture a key city in the east and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for additional weapons. In a video…

In 2003, VOLODYMYR Zelensky, then 25 and freshly licensed to practice law, formed an organization “to make the world a better place using humor and creativity.” The organization was Kvartal 95 Studio, a production company that has created, among other hits, a sitcom about the zany burden of in-laws. The…

KYIV, Ukraine—Russia said it had taken complete control of the southeastern port city of Mariupol on Saturday after the surrender of the last remaining Ukrainian forces there, while Moscow’s troops pressed an offensive in the country’s east. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the soldiers and marines who had defended Mariupol…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Russia has blocked the embattled country from exporting 22 million tons of food products. Speaking with media representatives following a meeting with Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa, Zelensky said that the worldwide energy crisis would be followed by a food crisis if other…

Speaking in a televised interview alongside his wife Olena to mark the third anniversary of his inauguration, Mr Zelensky said the war could only end at the negotiating table but that his troops had already “broken the backbone” of the Russian army. “The victory will be difficult, it will be…

Published May 21, 2022 10:27am Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, May 20, 2022, has proposed having a formal deal with its allies to ensure Russian compensation for the damage it caused in the war with Ukraine. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/via Reuters TV/Handout via REUTERS/File photo Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…

VLADIMIR PUTIN's daughter has a new boyfriend, and his name resembles that of the Ukrainian President's, Volodymyr Zelensky, a report has revealed. Igor Zelensky is the partner of Putin's eldest daughter, according to a report (Image: Getty) Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition Invalid…

Russia is claiming its biggest victory so far in its war in Ukraine, with the capture of the Azovstal steelworks in the port city of Mariupol. There was no immediate confirmation from Ukraine. A three-month siege has reduced much Mariupol to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilians feared dead…

A woman stands at the entrance to a makeshift shelter in a kindergarten basement in Lysychansk. (Photo: AFP) KYIV: The renewed Russian offensive in Ukraine's Donbas has turned the eastern region into "hell", President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as the United States approved a gargantuan US$40-billion aid package for the country.…

Russia’s defence chief says the country’s forces have taken full control of the massive steel plant in Mariupol that was the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in the city. Read our liveblog below to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).  10pm: Wimbledon stripped of ranking…