Volodymyr Zelensky

A bizarre hostage standoff in Ukraine ended after 11 hours on Tuesday night when the “unstable” and heavily-armed suspect surrendered, in part because one of his demands was met: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to post a video message recommending viewers watch a 2005 movie about animal rights narrated by…

Updated 2 weeks ago · Published on 22 Jul 2020 11:10PM · Ukrainian security forces detaining an alleged hijacker (lying on ground) following the release of hostages from a hijacked bus in the downtown area of the city of Lutsk, western Ukraine, yesterday. – EPA pic, July 22, 2020. UKRAINIAN…

By AFP     Jul 22, 2020 in World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday defended his decision to agree to a hostage-taker's bizarre demand that he post a movie recommendation to end a 12-hour stand-off.Zelensky described how he negotiated personally on Tuesday evening with a gunman who was holding…

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump made 192 false claims between May 4 and June 7. Many of them were repeated from earlier periods of his presidency and May 3. For a list of new false claims from this period, click here. The coronavirus pandemicResponsibility for the initial testing problemsTrump blamed the…

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace said Thursday that he did not believe former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s book would impact President Donald Trump’s political future. “Look, either you’re gonna believe John Bolton or you’re gonna believe the president,” Wallace said during an appearance on Fox News’ “Outnumbered.” (RELATED: Tucker…

For months, as the nation was convulsed by the impeachment of Donald Trump, his critics held out hope that the congressional proceedings would unearth a high-level witness with first-person testimony about Mr Trump’s efforts to use his office to try to pressure Ukraine to launch investigations that could bolster him…

"He then, stunningly, turned the conversation to the coming U.S. presidential election, alluding to China's economic capability to affect the ongoing campaigns, pleading with Xi to ensure he'd win," Bolton writes. "He stressed the importance of farmers, and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome. I…

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Pentagon Comptroller who raised concern over Trump freezing aid to the Ukraine RESIGNS months after the president withdrew her nomination for promotion following impeachmentElaine McCusker submitted her resignation as deputy undersecretary of defense (comptroller) effective June 26, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Trump last year nominated McCusker to be promoted to…

The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. As former national security adviser John Bolton’s tell-all book on the Trump administration nears publication, the president is seeking to block it by legal means — and has said the author…