Volodymyr Zelensky

US floats NATO membership for Ukraine in exchange for Donbas withdrawal, Zelensky says

Zelensky said Kyiv would not retreat from its territory, but would put the question to a referendum if Ukraine received a full security package.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speak to the press, on the day of the European Political Community (EPC) summit, following the US envoys' trip to Russia, in Dublin, Ireland, November 12, 2026.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speak to the press, on the day of the European Political Community (EPC) summit, following the US envoys' trip to Russia, in Dublin, Ireland, November 12, 2026.

Kushner says US working toward 'largest prisoner exchange' of Russia's war in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov and Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev attend a meeting with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, September 5, 2026.

US envoys Kushner, Witkoff to meet Putin, discuss security deal, end to Russia-Ukraine war - report

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, after a joint news conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 6, 2026.

US seeing 'strong inclination' to end Russia's war in Ukraine, Trump alleges


Zelensky hopes US election outcome will generate more help for Ukraine

Zelensky said he hoped the changes that would follow Democrats taking control of both chambers of Congress next year would benefit Kyiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends talks with German Parliament Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner in Berlin, Germany, November 3, 2026.

Ukrainian evacuees reach Belarus as Melania Trump-brokered Oleshky ceasefire takes effect

The local ceasefire in Oleshky was reached thanks to mediation efforts by US First Lady Melania Trump with the pope's involvement.

People disembark a plane carrying residents evacuated from the Russian-controlled Ukrainian town of Oleshky, in Gomel, Belarus October 31, 2026.

US approves $2.1 billion Patriot missile sale to Ukraine amid delayed missile deliveries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this week that Ukraine had been waiting for almost a month for the US to sign off on critical ​missile supplies.

Ukrainian service members walk next to a launcher of a Patriot air defence system, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location, Ukraine August 4, 2024.

Ukraine temporarily halts strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from Trump - report

The unofficial pause is expected to last until after the US midterm elections and potentially deeper into November, it added.

Plumes of smoke rise from fires (centre) at an oil refinery following what the authorities say is a Ukrainian drone strike in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow, Russia, September, 20, 2026.

Next round of Ukraine talks depends on Middle East, other factors, Kremlin aide says

"It will also depend on the situation on the battlefield and the situation in general. You can see the situation now in the Middle East. It just doesn't allow us to hold it in the near future."

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media as he arrives to attend an informal European leaders' summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, April 23, 2026; illustrative.

Ukraine has waited nearly a month for US to sign off on Patriot missiles, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called on the US, which supplies missiles purchased by NATO allies under a program known as PURL, to speed up deliveries ahead of winter.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine, October 8, 2026.

Europe should be included in Ukraine peace discussions, Kremlin aide says

Zelensky said on Friday that peace negotiators from Ukraine, Russia, and the US had agreed to meet at a technical level in the first half of November in Abu Dhabi.

The Russian flag flies on the dome of the Kremlin Senate building behind Spasskaya Tower, in central Moscow, Russia, May 4, 2023.

Ukraine says Starshield back to normal, Musk says Kyiv violated terms

"Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week," Musk said on X.

 A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and a SpaceX logo are seen in this illustration created on January 23, 2025.

Trump asks Musk to lift Starlink restrictions after Russia hits Kyiv with cluster bomb - report

Trump asked Musk to lift Starlink restrictions in Ukraine, shortly after Russia had struck Kyiv with three ballistic missiles carrying cluster munition warheads, Zelensky said.

 UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR Ukrainian rescuers walk at the site of a shopping centre damaged following a missile strike in Kyiv on October 22, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

US special envoy Witkoff arrives in St. Petersburg for talks with Putin after Zelensky meeting

Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev, who will take part in the meeting with Putin, will meet Witkoff at the airport, two sources told Reuters.

Illustrative: White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff gets off the airplane as he arrives at Oslo Airport on October 20, 2026 ahead of Ukraine talks.