Volodymyr Zelensky

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Sunday he would offer to mediate and broker a ceasefire between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Kremlin said. Why it matters: The call came two days after Zelensky called Bennett and asked him for…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday Russia's unprovoked attacks "show signs of genocide" and called on the international court at The Hague to investigate. Driving the news: In a video address posted on Facebook, Zelensky said Russia "deserves an international tribunal. We are documenting their crimes. And there would…

Ukraine is under attack, and while you might think its President would get the hell outta there ASAP ... Volodymyr Zelenskyy is doing the exact opposite, sticking around to fight. Ukraine's fearless leader is showing his guts by staying on the ground in and around Kyiv -- the nation's capital…

When Volodymyr Zelenskyy was growing up in southeastern Ukraine, his Jewish family spoke Russian and his father once forbade the younger Zelenskyy from going abroad to study in Israel. Instead, Zelenskyy studied law at home. Upon graduation, he found a new home in movie acting and comedy — rocketing in…

Days after arriving in Ukraine to film a documentary about the unprovoked Russian invasion, Sean Penn released a statement on Friday praising the “courage and principle” of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the country’s citizens — and apparently calling for more direct intervention from other nations. “Already a brutal mistake…

BATTLE FOR KYIV 23:37, 26 Feb 2022Updated: 1:22, 27 Feb 2022Harrowing images from the Ukrainian capital show burning vehicles, buildings blasted by missiles and flames lighting up the night sky. At least 198 Ukrainians, including three children, have been killed and 1,115 people wounded so far, the Ukrainian government has…

Here is the full transcript of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's video address early on Feb. 24 local time warning that a Russian invasion could cause tens of thousands of deaths. “Today I initiated a phone call with the president of the Russian federation. The result was silence. Though the silence…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an impassioned address on Wednesday night that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered an invasion of his country but that if Russia attacks, "you will see our faces, not our backs." The latest: Hours after the speech, Putin invaded Ukraine — including attacking the…

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World leaders gathered in Germany this weekend for the annual Munich Security Conference. While there, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wants to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to resolve the conflict between their two countries. Zelensky also said sanctions on Russia should be made public before a possible…