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.

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

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

(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


Pentagon green lights Tomahawks to Ukraine, decision now with Trump

A new Pentagon assessment stated that gifting Ukraine with the missiles would not negatively impact the US's stockpile, following Trump's hesitancy to give away what "we need to protect our country."

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 17, 2025.

Trump urges Ukraine's Zelensky to make concessions to Russia in tense meeting, sources say

After his meeting with Zelensky, Trump publicly called for a ceasefire on the current frontlines, a position that the Ukrainian president then embraced in comments to reporters.

US President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 17, 2025.

Trump reluctant to give Ukraine access to long-range Tomahawk missiles

During a meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky regarding the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War, Trump said he would "much rather have them not need Tomahawks."

 US President Donald Trump wags a finger at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, February 28, 2025.

Zelensky: We are counting on Middle East momentum to help end war with Russia

Zelensky says Trump’s Middle East peace strategy could help end Russia’s war on Ukraine, expressing hope for renewed pressure on Putin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace, in Rome, Italy, July 9, 2025.

Trump says he may tell Putin he may send Tomahawks to Ukraine if war not settled

This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he would not use the missiles to target Russian civilians in comments to Fox.

 US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019.

Russia believes peace talks momentum 'exhausted'; Zelensky says Ukraine makes gains on frontlines

Additionally, a senior Duma legislator said that Moscow would react "severely" if the US sent Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.

Russian soldiers, who were involved in the country's military campaign in Ukraine, march in columns during a parade on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025.

Ukraine received Patriot missile defense systems from Israel, Zelensky confirms

Zelensky added that Ukraine will receive two new patriot systems in the fall.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. September 19, 2023

How Syria’s president became the ‘star’ of the UN - analysis

The mere fact that a government changed and transitioned from a dictatorship to a fledgling, struggling democracy, however, isn’t usually enough to get star power at the UN.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2025.

Ukraine restores diplomatic relations with Syria, Zelensky says

Ukraine broke off relations with Syria in 2022 after the ousted Syrian leader, Bashar al-Assad's government, recognized swathes of Russian-occupied Ukraine as "independent" Russian-backed areas.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace, in Rome, Italy, July 9, 2025.

Trump says Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia during war

Trump, who met with Ukraine's leader at the United Nations earlier on Tuesday, has previously said that both Kyiv and Moscow would have to cede land to end the war.

US President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the 80th United Nations General Assembly.