Tag: Volodymyr Zelensky
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Biden allows Ukraine to use US weapons inside Russia
Biden then met on May 17 with Blinken, who visited Kyiv earlier this month to take stock of the grave situation created by Russia’s move towards Kharkiv, and was widely reported to be pressing Biden to relax the rules. After working out the details, the US President gave it final approval in recent days, but…
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Zelensky says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers died in war with Russia
Zelensky says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers died in war with Russia
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Ukraine battles Russian troops: President Zelensky urges aid amid border crisis
Ukrainian commanders have predicted that Russia will move troops from Avdiivka to other parts of the front line. And Ukrainian troops said they were facing “heavy fire” from Russian forces advancing in the southern Zaporizhia region. Senior commander Oleksandr Tarnavsky said Russia was carrying out a series of attacks near the village of Robotyn –…
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Russian envoy: Hasina-Zelensky meeting will not affect Dhaka-Moscow relations
Alexander Mantitsky said, “We welcome Bangladesh’s policy of friendship to all, hatred to none. We are not at war with America. They have their own economic interests; We also have economic cooperation with Bangladesh. We hope that this meeting will not have any impact on our relationship. Sheikh Hasina will hold meetings with Ukrainian President…
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Prime Minister Hasina’s visit to Munich: meeting with Zelensky and diplomatic agenda
He said the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s talks with the German Chancellor will be especially important as they are likely to talk about a range of issues, including trade, skills migration and the Rohingya crisis. Also, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, UK Secretary of State for Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Cameron, German Federal Minister…
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Zelensky demands protection for winter on NATO visit
Zelensky later announced that he had received assurances from Washington that military aid to Ukraine would remain “continuous and uninterrupted”. “It was made clear that the United States will continue to provide Ukraine with the sustained and uninterrupted support it needs to defend itself,” he said in his daily address. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin…
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Canadian PM makes ‘unreserved’ apology for inviting former Nazi
Rota stepped down, saying he was “deeply sorry for his mistake” and the pain it has caused Jewish communities in Canada and elsewhere. Trudeau’s government is under intense pressure over the case, which Conservative opposition leader Pierre Poilievre has described as “the biggest diplomatic embarrassment” in Canadian history. At the high-profile event for Zelensky, Rota…
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Zelensky’s upcoming visit to Washington
The Ukrainian President made a wartime visit to Washington in December 2022 and delivered an impassioned speech to a joint meeting of Congress. It was his first known trip outside his home country after Russia’s invasion in February that year. In his speech to cheering lawmakers, Zelensky thanked Americans for helping finance the war effort…
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Zelensky replaces defense minister in response to Russian aggression
Ukrainian breakthrough in the south The attacks in the Odessa area came as Kiev claimed some successes in its counteroffensive on the southern front this week. Kiev said on Wednesday it had recaptured the village of Robotyn, describing it as a strategic victory that would pave the way for its forces to push deeper into…
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Confident Russia will lose this war: Zelensky
“It will be a common victory of truth, of democracy, of our people, of our nations.” On Sunday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said his country would deliver 19 F-16s, six by the end of this year, eight next year and five in 2025. Russia warned on Monday that the delivery of the advanced jets…
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Ukraine claims push against Russian forces despite setbacks
But Kiev has acknowledged that progress against the heavily fortified Russian positions has been slow and said it had gained only some ground around the war-torn city of Bakhmut last week. “An area of three square kilometers (1.2 square miles) was liberated last week in the Bakhmut sector,” Deputy Defense Minister Ganna Malayar told state…
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Russia has increased pressure in northeastern Ukraine, targeting civilians and infrastructure in an attempt to draw Ukrainian forces away from Kiev’s retaliatory offensive.
Kiev’s air force said on Friday Russia launched four Kinzhal hypersonic missiles at targets in western Ukraine. “One Kh-47 missile was destroyed within the Kiev region, while the rest were destroyed near the Kolomya airfield in the Ivano-Frankivsk region,” the air force said. “Civilian facilities and infrastructure were damaged and one missile hit a residential…
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Ukrainian leader hits out at ‘jet coalition’ on UK tour
Sunak hosted Zelensky in the same Checkers Room used by Britain’s World War II leader Winston Churchill to broadcast speeches vowing victory over the Nazis. “And in the same way today, your leadership, your country’s bravery and fortitude are an inspiration to all of us,” he told Zelensky. After disembarking from a Royal Air Force…
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Zelensky calls Germany a ‘true friend’ as Ukraine prepares to retaliate
‘Strong Rebirth’ On the front line, near the eastern flashpoint town of Bakhmut, both sides claimed to be making progress. “Our troops are advancing on some sectors of the front, and the enemy is losing equipment and manpower,” Ukrainian army commander Oleksandr Syrsky said on social media on Saturday. Russia said its forces were still…
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Zelensky to meet Pope as Germany unveils more weapons for Ukraine
Germany’s new package, which will include 30 additional Leopard-1 tanks, Marder armored vehicles, air-defense systems and surveillance drones, is reportedly Berlin’s largest package since Russia’s invasion. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in a statement, “We all hope for an early end to this terrible war by Russia against the people of Ukraine, but unfortunately that…