Volodymyr Zelensky

US Representative Lloyd Doggett (left) along with members of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus hold a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2025. — AFP pic Planning your holiday getaway? Invest RM100 with Versa & grab RM10 FREE to kickstart your travel fund. Use VERSAMM10 now!…

Why Trump’s Ukraine mineral dealmaking has Europe scrambling | About That 2 months ago Duration 10:56 2 months ago News Duration 10:56 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to a preliminary critical minerals deal with the U.S in what could be a step towards ending the war in Ukraine. Andrew Chang…

Discussions were fraught on the minerals deal, which would grant the US preferential access to Ukrainian natural resources in exchange for US security support. Officials said this week they had come to an agreement following protracted negotiations, but Zelenskyy told reporters in Kyiv that more difficult work lay ahead. “This…

Key Points Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Washington on Friday to sign a minerals deal. Donald Trump has ruled out the US providing more formal security guarantees to Ukraine in exchange. Former US president Joe Biden backed Ukraine's eventual membership in NATO without offering a concrete timeframe. US President…

Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Tuesday evening for his “stupidity” in “giving Ukraine to the Americans,” referring to a soon-to-be signed mineral agreement with the administration of President Donald Trump. “Zelensky’s stupidity, and I say it plainly, for letting himself be manipulated by Western…

President Trump confirmed on Wednesday that the U.S. and Ukraine have reached a minerals deal and that he still expects Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit the White House on Friday.Comments from Zelensky earlier on Wednesday had seemed to put the deal and the visit in doubt.Why it matters: The…

Elon Musk holds up a chainsaw he received from Argentina's President Javier Milei, right.:AP Matt Watts ©Evening Standard Fri 21 Feb 2025 at 10:12 Elon Musk accused Kyiv of being a “massive graft machine feeding off the dead bodies of Ukrainian soldiers” and claimed Volodymyr Zelensky was “despised” by his…

WASHINGTON – A crucial meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump ended in acrimony after a very tense exchange in the Oval Office, with Zelenskyy leaving the White House early and Trump saying, "He can come back when he is ready for peace." Zelenskyy departed without…

French President Emmanuel Macron has affirmed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is a legitimate leader. Speaking on Thursday, Macron emphasised that, unlike Russian President Vladimir Putin, Zelensky had assumed office through a free and fair election process. The French President was responding to US President Donald Trump’s denunciation of Zelensky…

RFE/RL staff RFE/RL journalists report the news in 21 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. We provide what many… More Info Premium Content By RFE/RL staff - Feb 20, 2025, 3:00 PM CST Concerns are growing that the U.S. and Russia may…