Zelensky Unhappy at Govt Officials Not Working Hard Enough in Wartime
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Wednesday he plans to get tough on officials he suspects of shirking their duties in the country’s war with Russia, now in its third year. President Zelensky and Supreme Commander-in-Chief Gen. Oleksandr Shirsky visited troops in the eastern part of Donetsk region, which has endured heavy […]
Zelensky, Western Leaders Reject Putin Proposals at Swiss Peace Summit
Western leaders have rejected President Vladimir Putin’s ceasefire framework, but have backed Ukraine’s demand that all territory seized by Russia be returned as the basis for a potential peace agreement. The first annual World Peace Summit, held in the Swiss luxury resort of Bürgenstock, ended without Moscow’s representatives and essentially with the status quo ante. […]
Biden Publicly Apologizes to Zelensky for Slow Supply of U.S. Weaponry
President Joe Biden on Friday publicly apologized to Ukraine for the first time for delays in US military aid, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for more US assistance “as in World War II.” The two men were in Paris where they spoke at a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. As […]
‘Post War Era is Over’, Pledge of Support to Zelensky
Defence and security have become major election issues in Britain for the first time in decades, with the front-runner in the polls promising Britain an independent nuclear deterrent. This summer, Sir Keir Starmer, seen as a likely candidate to be elected as the next Prime Minister in the UK general election scheduled for July, joined […]
Zelensky Accuses China of Blocking Peace Process with Russia
SINGAPORE (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday accused China of helping Russia disrupt a Swiss-sponsored peace conference on Ukraine’s war. Zelenskiy told Asia’s largest security council that China was pressuring other countries and their leaders not to attend upcoming talks, without saying which countries would attend. “Russia is doing everything it can to […]
Zelensky Brings Lobbying Campaign to Singapore Security Forum
(AFP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at a security forum in Singapore on Saturday, seeking to rally support for Kiev as the Russian military offensive gathers momentum. An AFP journalist saw Zelenskiy enter the lobby of the luxury hotel, which was hosting the Shangri-La Dialogue, a gathering of defence ministers from around the world. Zelenskiy […]
Zelensky claims Ukraine has taken ‘combat control’ in parts of Kharkiv region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Friday that he still has “combat control” of the Kharkiv region despite Russian troops invading earlier this month. Kharkiv is Ukraine’s second-largest city. Some 11,000 people evacuated the border nearest Russia into Kharkiv once troops entered the town of Vovchansk, which is about 12 miles away. Two people in Kharkiv […]
Zelensky Claims Ukraine Has Taken Back Control of Key Areas in Kharkiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Ukrainian forces have secured “combat control” of areas where Russian forces invaded the northeastern Kharkiv region earlier this month. “Our soldiers have successfully conducted combat control of the border areas into which Russian occupation forces had entered,” Zelenskiy said in a video address on Friday night. […]
Zelensky frustration boils over in New York Times interview: ‘What’s the problem?’
‘WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?’: Monday it was the New York Times’s turn to get an “exclusive” sit-down interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, following interviews in recent days with Reuters and Agence France-Presse. Zelensky was described as “animated” as he expressed growing frustration that Western allies were not doing more to support Ukraine to repel Russian […]
As Ukraine donor nations meet again, Zelensky says he has only 25% of the air defense he needs
ANOTHER RUSSIAN SHIP SUNK: While fierce fighting continues in the northeast near Kharkiv, where Russia has had some success in taking back territory lost early in the war, Ukraine is punishing Russia in occupied Crimea in the south, using drones and missiles to knock out air defenses and set fuel depots ablaze and over the […]