US wants Russia and Ukraine to end war by June, says Zelensky
The Ukrainian leader says difficult issues remain, as Russia carries out further strikes on energy facilities.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has named spy chief Kyrylo Budanov as his new chief of staff, just over a month after his previous top aide resigned amid a corruption row. “At this time, Ukraine needs greater focus on security issues,” Zelensky said in a post on social media, publishing a photo of his meeting with…
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Attack on Kyiv shows ‘Russia doesn’t want peace’, Zelensky says
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Zelensky plans to meet Trump on Sunday for talks on peace deal
EPA/Shutterstock Ukraine’s president last met President Donald Trump at the White House in October Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will meet his US counterpart Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday, as talks continue on ending Russia’s full-scale war. Zelensky said he expected the meeting to focus on a US-brokered peace plan, and separate…
Zelensky hails ‘new ideas’ on peace after talk with US envoys
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has given a positive assessment of a conversation he had with US envoys on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Zelensky said Thursday’s call with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, which lasted nearky an hour, had yielded “new ideas in terms of formats, meetings, and… timing on how to bring a…
Steve Witkoff to meet Volodymyr Zelensky for latest Ukraine war talks
US President Donald Trump’s overseas envoy will travel to Germany this weekend to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders for the latest round of high-level talks on ending the war. Steve Witkoff, who has been leading White House attempts to mediate between Ukraine and Russia, will discuss the latest version of the proposed…
Zelensky says Ukraine territory ‘most difficult’ issue, as US envoy prepares to meet Putin
EPA/Shutterstock President Zelensky has said Kyiv’s priorities in peace talks to end the war with Russia are maintaining Ukraine’s sovereignty and securing strong security guarantees. Zelensky said “the territorial issue is the most difficult”, as Russia continues to demand that Ukraine give up areas of the eastern Donbas region that it still holds – which…
Defence of Donetsk town a priority, says Zelensky, as special forces deployed
James LandaleDiplomatic correspondent, in Kyiv Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the defence of Pokrovsk is a “priority”, as elite special force were deployed to the embattled town on the eastern front line. Ukrainian army sources told the BBC that special forces from military intelligence and assault groups were being used as regular infantry…
Zelensky meets Starmer ahead of US-Russia summit on Ukraine’s future
Kate Whannel Political reporter BBC Starmer and Zelensky walk through the Downing Street rose garden together Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street for private discussions. The pair met ahead of a vital summit in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday…