Source link Protecting the region from Kiev’s attacks was one of the key reasons for the Ukraine conflict, according to Moscow Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has acknowledged that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, urged him to stop the hostilities in Donbass in 2019. He added that he had strong concerns at the time that diplomacy […]
Source link The Ukrainian president fears leaking among his closest military aides as well as international partners Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky suspects members of his high command and international partners could be leaking information to Russia, he said on Ukrainian TV on Sunday. This comes amid a worsening battlefield situation for Kiev and ammunition shortages […]
Source link The Ukrainian leader said that pro-Russian sentiments in Europe endanger the delivery of weapons to Kiev Italy should revoke the visas of people with “pro-Putin” views to make sure they do not disrupt the delivery of Western military aid to Kiev, Ukrainian President Zelensky said at a press conference on Sunday. He made […]
Source link The Ukrainian president has pegged Kiev’s total troop deaths at only 31,000 since Russia’s military offensive began two years ago Only 31,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed in two years of fighting with Russian forces, President Vladimir Zelensky has declared, alleging a casualty figure far below even the estimates of Kiev’s Western benefactors. […]
Source link An American delegation visited Lviv as Democrats step up pressure for a $60 billion aid package Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky warned visiting American legislators that Kiev can only “beat Russia” with military aid from Washington and is sure to fail without US assistance, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said. He warned that Kiev […]
Source link Defending against Russian attacks remains Kiev’s utmost priority, the Ukrainian president has said Ukraine is planning a new counteroffensive against Russia despite a string of recent setbacks including the failure to break through Moscow’s defenses last year and the loss of the strategic city of Avdeevka in Donbass, President Vladimir Zelensky has said. […]
Source link Mikhail Podoliak has dismissed protests against cheap grain imports as an attempt to hit his country’s “most painful point” Polish farmers protesting near the border with Ukraine are trying to “humiliate” their neighbor and inflict as much pain as possible, President Vladimir Zelensky’s most senior adviser, Mikhail Podoliak, claimed on Wednesday. His comments […]
Source link News about the blockade seems like “outright mockery” for Ukrainian soldiers, the president has said President Vladimir Zelensky has lashed out at Polish activists who are blocking Ukrainian grain from entering their country. News of the protests “seems like outright mockery” to Ukraine’s soldiers, he said. Polish farmers opposed to competition from cheaper […]
Source link The Ukrainian leader wants “decision-makers” to come and witness the fighting Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has offered to give Donald Trump a tour of Kiev’s battlefront with Russian forces, saying America’s leading opposition presidential candidate should see the conflict with his own eyes before making policy decisions. “If he will come, I’m ready […]
Source link Ukrainian troops are pulling back to avoid encirclement and destruction, the president has said The Ukrainian military’s decision to withdraw from the Donbass stronghold of Avdeevka under relentless Russian pressure was “absolutely logical,” President Vladimir Zelensky has said. He explained that by doing so, Kiev is avoiding heavy casualties. The announcement of the […]
Source link The ten-year pact mirrors the defense agreements Kiev recently signed with Berlin and London France and Ukraine signed a bilateral security pact during Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s visit to Paris on Friday. While President Emmanuel Macron did not offer Kiev any ironclad military commitments, he promised another €3 billion in aid over the […]
Source link Ukraine has legalized medical cannabis, with first batches of imported product expected later this year Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has signed a bill legalizing the medical use of cannabis, with officials arguing it would help both soldiers and civilians to treat post-traumatic stress disorder amid the ongoing conflict with Russia. “A draft bill […]
Source link Valery Zaluzhny’s political ambitions are boosted by Ukraine’s president, who just removed the commander from leading a doomed war In his masterpiece, the pre-World War II ‘Le fil de l’épée,’ a young Charles de Gaulle observes that soldiers and politicians usually can’t get along well: They’re too different by temperament, socialization, and purpose. […]
Source link The State Department’s number two reportedly tried to save Valery Zaluzhny’s job US Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland was unhappy with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s plan to fire General Valery Zaluzhny and offered to “smooth over” the differences between the two, The Times reported on Friday. Zelensky fired Zaluzhny as commander-in-chief […]
Source link Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky named General Aleksandr Sirsky as the new head of the armed forces on Thursday, after sacking General Valery Zaluzhny from the post. The move comes almost a week after Zelensky hinted in an interview with an Italian outlet that he would seek a “reset” of both civilian and military […]