‘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 […]
Zelensky Shoots Down Macron’s Call for an Olympics Truce with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected French leader Emmanuel Macron’s call for a truce with Russia during the Paris Olympics and criticized Western countries for calling for an early end to the war. The ancient tradition dating back to ancient Greece of a truce during the Games will not be observed at this year’s Paris Olympics, […]
Blinken meets Zelensky in Kyiv as US races to rush belated aid to beleaguered Ukrainian forces
BLINKEN: UKRAINE IN A TOUGH SPOT: After traveling covertly overnight by train from Poland, Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv this morning for meetings with Ukraine’s president and other senior officials to deliver a message of reassurance as Ukraine is facing serious challenges from an aggressive new Russian offensive that is threatening to […]
Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate Zelensky
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other top military and political figures, Ukraine’s state security service said Tuesday. Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the plan drawn up by Russia’s Federal […]