Some of those released have been in prison since 2017. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday 10 civilians, including a politician and two priests, taken prisoner in Russia and Belarus had been freed in a deal mediated by the Vatican. Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds of prisoners throughout their two-year conflict, typically in … Read more
A simple principle underpins a contentious Thursday decision by the U.S. and key allies to tap profits from Russian sovereign assets in support of Ukraine: Moscow must make reparations. “Russia has to pay,” European Council President Charles Michel told CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick, after the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies agreed in … Read more
Ukrainian President Zelensky said that China must join the peace summit in Switzerland next month. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with AFP on Friday urged China and countries of the Global South to participate in a peace summit in Switzerland next month. The Swiss government announced that it would host a high-level … Read more
Zelensky on Thursday fired the head of the department responsible for his personal protection. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday fired the head of the department responsible for his personal protection after two of its officers were detained this week over an alleged assassination plot. Zelensky published a decree to “dismiss Sergiy Leonidovich Rud … Read more
Volodymyr Zelensky last visited Turkey in July 2023 when he held lengthy talks with Erdogan. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Istanbul on Friday for talks with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the war against Russia and Black Sea navigation, the Turkish presidency said. “The situation between Ukraine and Russia and the latest … Read more
Ukraine said they were facing “heavy fire” from advancing Russian forces in the southern region. Kyiv: Ukrainian troops, reeling from losing a key town, now face “extremely difficult” conditions all along the frontline with Russia because of delayed foreign aid, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday. A heightened Russian offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine saw … Read more
In 2021, Zelensky and his family reported income of $286,168 Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made public his income over a two-year period on Sunday as part of a drive to promote transparency and root out endemic corruption. In a post on the presidential website, Zelensky noted that his income had declined in 2021 and further in … Read more
Ukraine said Russia had fired 158 missiles and drones on Ukraine. (File) Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia launched drone and missile strikes across Ukraine Friday, killing at least 18 people and wounding over a hundred in one of the most massive air attacks of the war. Schools, a maternity hospital, shopping arcades and blocks of flats were … Read more
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