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September 3, 2026 9:55 PM

Zelensky meets Jaishankar, thanks India for efforts to end Ukraine conflict

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Kyiv and expressed gratitude to India for its efforts to bring an end to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Jaishankar, who is on a visit to Ukraine, said his discussions with Zelensky focused on approaches to end the ongoing conflict as well as ways to deepen India-Ukraine bilateral cooperation. “Pleased to call on President Zelensky today. Apprised him of discussions with FM Andri...

October 22, 2025 11:01 AM

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to visit Sweden on Wednesday for defence talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit Sweden on Wednesday to meet with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in the city of Linkoping where the two leaders visit a company, the Swedish government said in a statement. “The prime minister and President Zelenskiy will hold a joint press conference to present news regarding defence exports,” the Swedish government said. The statement did not say which company the two leaders planned to visit and a spokesperson for the prime ministe...

October 17, 2025 3:05 PM

Zelenskiy to seek weapons from Trump in the shadow of a new Putin summit

U.S. President Donald Trump will discuss the possible supply of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday but the surprise announcement of a new U.S.-Russian summit cast doubt over the prospect. Trump said on Thursday he may meet Russian President Vladimir Putin within the next two weeks in Budapest after a more than two-hour phone conversation about Russia’s war in Ukraine that he said was productive. “My whole life, I’ve made deals,” Tr...

September 3, 2025 4:17 PM

Zelenskiy to push allies for more pressure on Russia as new air strikes hit Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will press for stronger pressure on Moscow as he meets allies in Denmark and France on Wednesday after Russian forces launched a sweeping air attack on Ukraine, damaging energy and transport infrastructure. Russia launched more than 500 drones and dozens of missiles, hitting infrastructure at 14 sites across the country and injuring four railway workers, Ukrainian regional and military officials said. “These are clearly demonstrative Russian strikes. It is only ...

August 26, 2025 10:01 AM

Zelensky thanks PM Modi for I-Day greetings, seeks India’s role in ensuring “lasting peace”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his wishes on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day, and urged India to play a greater role in fostering peace and diplomacy amid the ongoing war with Russia. Ukraine’s Independence Day is celebrated annually on August 24, marking its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Taking to social media platform X, Zelensky said: “Thank you, Prime Minister @narendra...

August 16, 2025 8:59 AM

Warm words contrast with cold reality of no deal at Trump-Putin summit

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged warm words on Friday but left the much anticipated Alaska summit without an agreement to end Moscow's war against Ukraine and gave no details about what they discussed. Here are some takeaways from the talks: BODY LANGUAGE AND PRAISE There was no lack of warmth between the two leaders when they met on the tarmac shortly after landing at a U.S. military base in Alaska. Trump and Putin greeted each other like old friends...

August 16, 2025 8:58 AM

Trump-Putin summit yields no deal on ending war in Ukraine

A highly anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine, though both leaders described the talks as productive. During a brief appearance before the media following the nearly three-hour meeting in Alaska, the two leaders said they had made progress on unspecified issues. But they offered no details and took no questions, with the normally loquacious Trump ignoring shouted que...

August 14, 2025 1:03 PM

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to meet UK PM in London ahead of Trump-Putin summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is due in London to meet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, to take stock ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's key talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Zelenskiy, who was in Germany on Wednesday, has been working with European leaders to press Trump not to allow Putin to carve up Ukraine's territory at the Alaska summit. He is due to meet Starmer at 9.30 a.m. local time (0830 GMT) at the British premier's offic...

May 1, 2025 9:13 AM

Ukraine, US sign minerals deal sought by Trump

Ukraine and the U.S. on Wednesday signed a deal heavily promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump that will give the United States preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals deals and fund investment in Ukraine’s reconstruction. The two countries signed the accord in Washington after months of sometimes fraught negotiations, with uncertainty persisting until the last moment with word of an eleventh-hour snag. The accord establishes a joint investment fund for Ukraine’s reconstruction as T...

January 29, 2025 10:23 AM

Zelenskiy urges Trump to be on Ukraine’s side, says Putin not afraid of Europe

Ukraine needed broader security guarantees and Russian President Vladimir Putin was not afraid of Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Fox News in an interview in which he urged U.S. President Donald Trump to be on Ukraine's side. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Trump, who took office on Jan. 20, has promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war soon, without saying how. Aides have suggested that a deal could take months. Trump has expressed willingness to speak to Putin about ending the war, a co...