Page 15 - Latest Updates on Volodymyr Zelensky
Zelensky discusses defensive aid for Ukraine with Germany's Olaf Scholz
In their talks, the parties touched upon the sanctions against Russia over its conflict with Ukraine and the cooperation between Ukraine and Germany in the energy sector
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Live: Sri Lanka President says he will appoint new PM, cabinet this week
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Putin to mark Victory Day as Russian attack on Ukraine's Mariupol continues
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that worsening attacks could be linked to Victory Day, which marks Russia's greatest triumph, over Nazi Germany in 1945
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Russia-Ukraine war: All civilians evacuated from Mariupol steel mill
The shattered survivors spoke of constant shelling, dwindling food, ubiquitous mold and using hand sanitiser for cooking fuel
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Russia-Ukraine war placing global food security under severe strain: G7
Group of Seven (G7) urged Russia to end its blockade and all other activities that further impede Ukrainian food production and exports in line with its international commitments
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Russia-Ukraine war: UN races to rescue civilians from Mariupol plant
Some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters, by Russia's most recent estimate, are holed up in the vast maze of tunnels and bunkers beneath the Azovstal steelworks, and they have repeatedly refused to surrender
End this senseless and ruthless war in Ukraine, urges UN Chief Guterres
In his meetings with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Guterres said he also focused on the need for quick action to ensure a steady flow of food and energy in open markets
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Israel PM Bennett says Putin apologised over FM Lavrov's Holocaust remarks
Asked in an interview about Russian claims that it invaded Ukraine to denazify the country, Lavrov said that Ukraine could still have Nazi elements even though its president Zelenskyy is a Jewish
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Russia says forces attack firing positions of Ukrainian army at Azovstal
Russian forces have been attacking the firing positions of the Ukrainian armed forces at the Azovstal steel plant in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, said Russian Defence Ministry
Ukraine gets 4.5 bn euros in international aid since start of conflict
Over the past week, Ukraine received $500 million in grant funds from the World Bank, said Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal
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Ukraine may put neutral status on nationwide referendum, says Zelensky
"We are ready to consider this neutral status for Ukraine," Zelensky was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency
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Zelensky will continue to beg for money from the West: Ex-Russian Prez
The former President also expressed confidence that the Ukrainian leader will continue to imitate concern for the Ukrainians, "periodically exposing them as a human shield"
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Russia resumes shelling in Mariupol after civilian evacuations: Ukraine
Ukrainian National Guard brigade commander Denys Shlega estimated that several hundred civilians still are trapped at the site alongside nearly 500 wounded soldiers and numerous dead bodies
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls US visit 'powerful' signal of support amid war
In a televised address on Sunday evening, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his meeting with Pelosi included discussions of defense supplies to Ukraine, financial support and sanctions against Russia
80 civilians evacuated from Mariupol's Azovstal: Russian Defence Ministry
EAccording to the ministry, the civilians who wished to leave were delivered to representatives of the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross
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Evacuation from Mariupol's Azovstal plant underway: Volodymyr Zelensky
The Ukrainian authorities are working with the United Nations to evacuate other civilians from the plant, Zelensky said
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Russia not to alter military action in Ukraine ahead of Victory Day: Lavrov
Asked whether Russia wants Zelenskyy to surrender, Lavrov said that Moscow is "not demanding that he surrender" but demands "that he give the order to release all civilians and stop resistance."
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US's Nancy Pelosi meets Ukraine PM Zelenskyy in unannounced visit to Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met on Sunday with the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who arrived in Kyiv.
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Live: Putin going for surgery, ex-KGB boss takes over for now, says report
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