Volodymyr Zelensky

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…

Biden arrives in FinlandAir Force One landed in Finland shortly after 3 p.m. ET, 10:01 p.m. local time. Biden was greeted at the Helsinki airport by the U.S. ambassador to Finland, the Finnish ambassador to the U.S. and other Finnish officials. He'll remain in Finland overnight. Air Force One departs…

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed fresh pledges of weapons and ammunition to fight Russia’s invasion along with longer-term security commitments from the West on Wednesday even as he expressed disappointment over the lack of a clear path for his country to join NATO as the alliance…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's push to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is "playing into Putin's hand," warned retired U.S. General Barry McCaffrey. Ukraine's potential NATO membership has remained a sticking point between Kyiv and the military alliance's member states amid their summit this week. Zelensky has pushed for…