Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Trump-backed nationalist clinches Poland’s presidency
WARSAW, POLAND – JUNE 01: Karol Nawrocki, presidential candidate of the Law and Justice Party (PiS), gestures as he arrives with his family to cast his ballot at a polling station during the Polish presidential runoff election on June 01, 2025 in Warsaw, Poland. Today’s election is a closely contested race between Nawrocki and Rafal […]
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Ukraine destroyed more than 40 military aircraft in a drone attack deep inside Russia, official says
Smoke rises above the area following what local authorities called a drone attack on a military unit in the Sredny settlement, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Usolsky district of the Irkutsk region, Russia, in this still image from a video published June 1, 2025. Governor Of Irkutsk Region | Via Reuters A […]
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Trump says he will call Putin, Zelenskyy, and NATO members on Monday to talk ceasefire, trade
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures, while he boards Air Force One, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters President Donald Trump said Saturday he plans to speak separately to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday in an effort to reach a ceasefire. “I WILL BE SPEAKING, […]
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Putin and Trump leave Zelenskyy in the dust, skipping peace talks in Turkey
Donald Trump (L) and Russia’s Vladimir Putin arrive to attend a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. Yuri Kadobnov | Afp | Getty Images Hopes that Ukraine and Russia’s leaders would meet for peace talks in Turkey on Thursday were dashed as Kremlin leader Vladimir […]
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EU prepares new sanctions targeting Russia’s shadow fleet despite proposed Zelenskyy-Putin talks
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 1, 2023 Yves Herman | Reuters LONDON — European countries are preparing new sanctions on Russia despite a potential direct meeting for peace talks between Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, three sources told CNBC. Ambassadors […]
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Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine after three years of war
President of Russia Vladimir Putin and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam hold a signing ceremony following their meeting in Moscow, Russia on May 10, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in the Turkish […]
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U.S. and Ukraine sign landmark minerals deal after months of fraught negotiations
Earth and minerals are loaded onto trucks at an open-pit mine near the frontline, despite the threat of bombing by Russian invading forces on February 26, 2025 in Donetsk Region, Ukraine. Pierre Crom | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. and Ukraine have signed a long-awaited minerals deal, providing Washington with preferential access […]
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Rubio says the coming week is ‘very critical’ in Russia-Ukraine war negotiations
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media during a refueling stop at Shannon Airport in Shannon, Ireland, March 12, 2025, as he travels from talks with Ukraine in Saudi Arabia to attending a G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Canada. Saul Loeb | Via Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President […]
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Trump floats tougher Russia sanctions, meets Zelenskyy for first time since Oval Office blowup
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and President Donald Trump, talk as they attend the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP U.S. President Donald Trump floated the possibility of stronger sanctions on Moscow in a lengthy […]
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Mighty and meek bid farewell to Pope Francis at a funeral where he is remembered as pope of the people
The coffin of Pope Francis is carried on the day of the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 26, 2025. Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for the “most peripheral of […]
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