Volodymyr Zelensky

Putin agrees to Trump request not to fire on Kyiv for a week

"It was very nice. A lot of people said, 'Don't waste the call, you're not going to get that.' And he did it," Trump added.

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US President Trump meets with Russian President Putin in Alaska, August 15, 2025
Police officers inspect remains of a suicide drone next to a crater after Russian overnight strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 24, 2026.

Ukraine's foreign minister says Putin 'cynically' attacked during Abu Dhabi talks

"This barbaric attack once again proves that Putin's place is not at the board of peace, but at the dock of the special tribunal," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky waits to welcome Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 4, 2025.

Moscow's proposal to use frozen Russian assets is 'nonsense,' Zelensky says

Speaking to reporters in a WhatsApp media chat, he added that Kyiv would "fight" to be able to use all frozen Russian assets to fund post-war recovery inside Ukraine.

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(From L-R) Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner and Josh Gruenbaum, Commissioner of the US Federal Acquisition Service, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 22, 2026.

Putin agrees next steps with US envoys but Kremlin says territory is key

Russia, the US, and Ukraine hold security talks in Abu Dhabi, with Moscow stressing the need to resolve territorial issues for lasting peace, despite ongoing military operations.

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Russia downs 120 Ukrainian drones overnight, gains control of Ukraine settlements

More than three years into the war, Ukraine has increasingly been using drones to attack targets deep inside Russia.

JULY 6, 2025ByREUTERS
Ukrainian military soldiers rest at a position on a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 5, 2025

The risky gamble on Trump - opinion

Trump supporters would do well to pause; this is someone who scraps long-standing policies one day and reinstates them the next.

JULY 2, 2025ByTOVA HERZL
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks to the media in the White House press briefing room last week. The writer asks: Will Trump work to achieve a long-term agreement that prevents a future Iranian threat?

Russia and Ukraine conduct another prisoner swap, Russian news agencies say

Both sides exchanged the same number of prisoners, but there was no word on how many soldiers were involved, the state RIA news agency said.

JUNE 26, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with CEO of Rostec state corporation Sergei Chemezov in Moscow, Russia, June 17, 2025.

Russia flies bomber planes over Baltic for first time since Ukrainian drone attacks

Russia's Wednesday flyover appeared to send a message that business was running as usual despite the Ukrainian attacks.

JUNE 11, 2025ByREUTERS
A Russian Tu-160 and Tu-22M3 aircraft fly over Red Square during the Victory Day Parade in Moscow, Russia, June 24, 2020. The military parade, marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two.

France approaches Renault over potential drone production for Ukraine

Earlier on Sunday, French news website Franceinfo reported the French carmaker was expected to produce drones in Ukraine.

JUNE 8, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
TIRANA, ALBANIA - MAY 16: President of France Emmanuel Macron speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the 6th European Political Community summit on May 16, 2025 in Tirana, Albania.

Putin's helicopter caught in Ukrainian drone attack while visiting Kursk region - report

This comes as Russia and Ukraine exchanged 1,000 prisoners of war over the weekend.

MAY 25, 2025ByCORINNE BAUM
Emergency workers extinguish fires in the debris of a private house that was destroyed in a Russian rocket strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Markhalivka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, May 25, 2025.

Trump says Russia, Ukraine to begin peace talks immediately

Ceasefire negotiations are said to begin between Ukraine and Russia with aid from Trump.

MAY 19, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump gestures, while he boards Air Force One, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2025.

Peace breakthrough unlikely as Putin declines to meet Zelensky in Turkey

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted that the US didn't have high expectations for the talks, and several world leaders slammed Putin's decision to not come.

MAY 16, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey May 15, 2025.

Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine after three years of war

Putin said that Russia was proposing direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul in an attempt to "eliminate the root causes of the conflict" and "to achieve the restoration of a long-term, lasting peace."

MAY 11, 2025ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a statement to the media at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 11, 2025.

Britain prepares for direct Russian attack, updates war plans - report

UK defense officials, fearing a direct attack from Russia, began revising contingency plans to prepare the country for a potential wartime stance.

MAY 10, 2025ByBEN EDIDIN
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer talk during a ceremony, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, at the Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine May 10, 2025.