LAST UPDATE: 19:20 Ukrainian President Zelensky fires Andriy Melnyk as ambassador to Germany. This afternoon, according to Spiegel, decree 479/2022, which provides for the dismissal, was published on the website of the President of Ukraine. Melnyk’s dismissal was already expected earlier in the week. As reported at the time, the Ukrainian government was planning Melnyk’s […]
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Ukraine: Zelensky calls for international aid for reconstruction
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called for international aid to rebuild his country after the more than four-month war ends, using a rare upbeat tone in his evening address to his fellow citizens. “It is necessary not only to restore everything that the occupying forces destroyed, but also to build new foundations for our […]
Zelensky: ‘Targeted’ strike in Odesa region – At least 21 dead
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during his speech last night that the Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the Odesa region, which killed at least 21 people and injured dozens more, was not an accident, but a targeted attack. He spoke of a terrorist act and added that the missile used is designed […]
Ukraine: President Zelensky visits Mykolayev and Odessa for first time
LAST UPDATE: 20.02 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who rarely leaves Kyiv after the Russian invasion of his country, visited today for the first time the areas of Mykolayev and Odessa in the Black Sea. A video released by the Ukrainian presidency shows him inspecting a damaged apartment building and attending a meeting with local officials […]
Ukraine: Johnson proposes training program for Ukrainian soldiers to Zelensky
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposed the launch of a large training program for the Ukrainian armed forces – with the ability to train up to 10,000 soldiers every 120 days – during a meeting today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as announced by Downing Street. Johnson, who traveled to Kyiv in complete secrecy, […]
Ukraine: Zelensky Accepts Soltz Invitation to Participate in Next G7 Summit
LAST UPDATE: 17:33 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “accepted an invitation” from Olaf Solz to attend the next G7 summit in Bavaria in late June, said the German chancellor, who visited Ukraine today. “Thank you, Mr Zelensky, for accepting my invitation to attend the G7 summit, which will take place from 26 to 28 June at […]
Von der Leyen: By the end of next week the completion of the evaluation of the Ukrainian candidacy in the EU
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Ukraine’s progress in its bid to join the European Union, and said it would work for the the country war. “You have done a lot to strengthen the rule of law, but anti-corruption reforms still need to […]
Zelensky: Ukraine ‘will definitely prevail in this war’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that his country “will definitely prevail in this war started by Russia.” Speaking from an undisclosed location in Kyiv, Zelensky told participants in the Sangri-La Dialogue in Singapore that his country was unable to export enough food due to the Russian blockade and that the world would face “acute […]
Biden: Zelensky ‘did not want to hear’ warnings about Russian invasion
President Joe Biden has said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky did not heed warnings that Russia would invade his country in preparation for the February 24 attack, according to Bloomberg. “I know a lot of people thought I might be exaggerating, but I knew, and we had evidence, that it would come from the border. […]
Zelensky: Battle of Severodonetsk will decide the fate of eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the battle for control of the city of Sheverodonetsk could determine the outcome of the clash with Russian forces in the east of the country. “Based on the results of this day, the 105th day of Russia’s full-scale war, Sheverodonetsk remains at the center of the confrontation in […]