Volodymyr Zelensky

Trump slams ‘decaying’ and ‘weak’ Europe

PRESIDENT Donald Trump blasted Europe as “decaying” and “weak” on immigration and Ukraine in an interview published on Tuesday, deepening a rift between the United States and some of its oldest allies...

On Tuesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky told Kyiv’s allies that Ukraine was ready to “move forward” with the “framework” of the new US plan - but said “sensitive points” remained.

Zelensky welcomes ‘principles’ of new US draft to end war

He also called on European leaders to be involved in negotiations

US President Donald Trump (left), who initially promised to end the war in "24 hours", has gone from admiring Russian President Putin and calling Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator", to slapping Moscow with major sanctions and hinting at Ukraine taking its land back.

Zelensky thanks Trump as US leader blasts at Kyiv amid talks

Trump’s position on the Ukraine war has shifted back and forth

US President Donald Trump’s reversal came just days after he announced that he would meet Putin in the Hungarian capital within two weeks, following what he called a productive phone call to end Russia’s war.

Trump says doesn’t want ‘wasted’ meeting with Putin

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had shelved plans for a summit in Budapest with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine war because he did not want a “wasted” meeting.

In his latest abrupt pivot on Russia’s 2022 invasion, US President Donald Trump said he expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest within the next two weeks for what would be their second summit since the American’s return to power.

Trump says to meet Putin in Budapest after ‘great’ call

The two leaders are expected to meet in Hungary’s capital within the next two weeks

US President Donald Trump performed a stunning about-turn at the UN on Tuesday, suggesting that Ukraine could not only retake all of the territory it lost to Russia militarily, but take even more.

Trump ‘incredibly impatient’ with Russia on Ukraine, VP Vance says

[NEW YORK] US Vice-President JD Vance warned on Wednesday that Donald Trump was “growing incredibly impatient” with Moscow as Washington’s stance on Russia hardens after diplomatic efforts to resolve ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said their cabinets would talk about the Ukraine war “in light of the fact that there will obviously not be a meeting between President Zelensky and President Putin, unlike what was agreed between President Trump and President Putin last week when we were together in Washington”.

Merz says ‘obvious’ Putin-Zelensky meet won’t happen

GERMAN Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday it was now “obvious” that a hoped-for meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky would not happen.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) met US President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug 18. European leaders accompanied Zelensky in a show of solidarity to prevent any repeat of February's awful White House meeting.

Europe seeks to stiffen Trump’s spine against Russia

The gathering in Washington was a concerted attempt to strengthen Zelensky as much as possible in any forthcoming talks with Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump, whom he met on Friday in Alaska, of his readiness to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a telephone call in a break from White House talks in Washington with European leaders, the person said on condition of anonymity.

Putin told Trump he is ready to meet Zelensky: source familiar with talks

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin told US counterpart Donald Trump on Monday that he is willing to meet Ukranian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, a person familiar with the call said.

The latest meeting between (from left) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump was starkly different in tone from their previous encounter in February.

Trump tells Zelensky US would help with Ukraine’s security in a peace deal

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday (Aug 18) that the US would help guarantee Ukraine’s security in any deal to end Russia’s war there, though the extent...