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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a “constructive” discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, two days ahead of Trump’s planned meeting in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking alongside Zelenskyy, Merz said after the video conference that “important decisions” could …

An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot near Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi sparked a major fire, Russian officials said Sunday, as the two countries traded strikes and the Ukrainian president announced a prisoner exchange. More than 120 firefighters attempted to extinguish the blaze, sparked after debris from a …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that Ukrainian forces were facing fierce fighting around the city of Pokrovsk in the east. Russia has been announcing the purported capture of villages near the town that acts as a logistics hub on an almost daily basis. Zelenskyy, speaking in his nightly …

Russian drones, missiles and artillery killed at least 18 civilians and injured more than 100 others in Ukraine, officials said Tuesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought guarantees of further Western military aid for his country’s efforts to repel Russia’s invasion. Russian forces have relentlessly blasted civilian areas of Ukraine …

President Donald Trump hopes separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. Trump expressed his hopes for a “productive day” Monday — and a ceasefire — in a social media post over the …

Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul, led by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, to attend talks with a team from Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday after holding talks in Ankara with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Zelenskyy, who has called for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the war …

Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s energy and gas infrastructure in their latest drone and missile attack, Ukraine’s energy minister said on Friday. Regional officials from the northeastern city of Kharkiv to the western city of Ternopil reported damage to energy and other infrastructure. Eight people were injured in Kharkiv and two …

U.S. President Donald Trump slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday for suggesting that the end of Russia’s war against Ukraine likely “is still very, very far away.” The comments come as prominent Trump allies escalate pressure on Zelenskyy to dramatically change his approach to the U.S. president, who has …

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday he was willing to give up his position if it meant peace in Ukraine, adding that he could exchange his departure for his country’s entry into the NATO military alliance. News Source link

Kyiv faces sustained pressure from high-ranking U.S. officials to agree to a resource-sharing deal that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has judged is not in his country’s interest, under terms Washington has presented. U.S. President Donald Trump wants Kyiv to deliver what he’s called “equalization” for the support Washington has provided, amid Ukraine’s ongoing fight against a full-scale Russian …