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October 23, 2025 2:27 PM

EU leaders to show support for Zelenskiy at Brussels summit

European leaders aim to put on a show of support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Brussels on Thursday after a rollercoaster few days that saw Donald Trump announce and then back away from plans to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin. At a summit meeting, leaders of the European Union are expected to meet Zelenskiy, reiterate backing for Ukraine's territorial integrity and agree to develop a proposal to use frozen Russian assets for a big loan to Kyiv. Zelenskiy will also receive a bo...

October 18, 2025 1:11 PM

In talks with Zelenskiy, Trump appears to press pause on fresh support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy came to the White House on Friday looking for weapons to keep fighting his country's war with Russia, but met an American president who appears more intent on brokering a peace deal than upgrading Ukraine's arsenal. While U.S. President Donald Trump did not rule out providing the long-range Tomahawk missiles Zelenskiy seeks, Trump appeared cool to the prospect as he looked ahead to a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hungary in the coming w...

September 4, 2025 2:31 PM

Ukraine’s allies meet amid doubts over guarantees, US backing

Some 30 Western leaders were holding talks on Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a peace deal with Russia, hoping to do enough to persuade the United States to back their efforts. The summit in Paris of the "coalition of the willing" brought together leaders from Europe, Australia, Japan and Canada, with even neighbouring countries choosing to attend by video-link. Members of the coalition, which does not include the U.S., ha...

August 29, 2025 9:50 AM

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says Europe must clearly define security guarantees

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a group of European leaders on Thursday it was important to produce a clear definition of security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a plan to secure a peace settlement with Russia after 3-1/2 years of war. The virtual meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki and the leaders of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Denmark was organised in Poland and followed an overnight Russian attack on Kyiv that local officials said killed 22 people. Zelenskiy said...

August 20, 2025 1:12 PM

How a Ukrainian designer helped Zelenskiy dress for Trump diplomacy

When Ukrainian designer Viktor Anisimov showed Volodymyr Zelenskiy a new black suit last Friday, it included a small detail. A back vent on the back inched it closer to a civilian suit, compared to the military outfits the president has favoured throughout the war in Ukraine. "These are our hopes for peace," Anisimov told Reuters about the tweak. "We think that if we add something subtle to this image, something from civilian clothing to his uniform, then it will be like a lucky charm.” On M...

August 18, 2025 2:30 PM

Zelenskiy, flanked by Europe, heads to Washington as Trump presses for Russia deal

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders will meet Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to map out a peace deal amid fears the U.S. president could try to pressure Kyiv into accepting a settlement favourable to Moscow. The leaders of Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and NATO hope to shore up Zelenskiy at a crucial diplomatic moment in the war and prevent any repetition of the bad-tempered Oval Office encounter between Trump and Ukraine's leader in February....

August 13, 2025 4:21 PM

Zelenskiy heads to Berlin for online meeting with Trump, European leaders

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy travelled to Berlin on Wednesday for a German-hosted virtual meeting with Donald Trump and European leaders, two days before the U.S. president meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Europe's leaders are trying to drive home the perils of selling out Kyiv's interests at the first U.S.-Russia summit since 2021. Trump has said the Alaska talks will be a "feel-out" meetingas he pursues a ceasefire in Moscow's war on Ukraine, having said last week...

July 9, 2025 12:18 AM

Zelenskiy says he ordered intensified contacts with US for deliveries of arms

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he ordered an expansion of contacts with the United States to ensure critical deliveries of military supplies, primarily air defence. Zelenskiy issued his call a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington would send more weapons to Ukraine, mainly defensive ones, to help the country defend itself against intensifying Russian advances. “Today, I instructed the minister of defence and the commander in chief to intensify all ...

May 13, 2025 4:01 PM

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy insists on face-to-face talks with Putin in Istanbul

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will only attend talks on Ukraine if Russia's Vladimir Putin is also there, the Ukrainian leader's top aide said on Tuesday, challenging the Kremlin to show it is genuine about seeking peace. U.S. President Donald Trump has offered to attend Thursday's proposed meeting in Istanbul, which has become the focus of his attempts to end the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War Two. Putin has yet to say if he will take part. Both Russia and Ukraine have s...

May 5, 2025 9:49 AM

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy, in Prague, says ceasefire could be put in place at any moment

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that a ceasefire with Russia in its more than three-year-old war was possible at any moment and called on Kyiv's allies to apply greater pressure on Moscow to put the measure in place. Zelenskiy, speaking at a joint news conference in Prague alongside Czech President Petr Pavel, said that unless increased pressure were applied, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin would take no real steps to end the conflict. "We believe that without increased pr...