The live drama staged in the Oval Office on 28 February between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was such that Zelenskyy might never have rehearsed in all his former life as a comedian.

Otherwise, there would be nothing to stop Putin from launching yet another invasion, as he did of Crimea in 2014 and the entirety of Ukraine eight years later, Zelenskyy and his allies say.

While campaigning for president, candidate Donald Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine in one day. Since taking office, however, it has become obvious that the president’s focus is not on peacemaking, but rather on building his relationship with and making deals to suit Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

A political outsider who upended norms, Zelenskyy is now the face of Ukraine’s defence against Russia. And Donald Trump.

when Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea. From there it descended into an argument with Trump and Zelenskyy talking over each other. “You’re gambling ...

Zelenskyy was in the Oval Office Feb. 28 to speak with Trump about ending the devastating war with Russia, which has killed nearly one million people. The Ukranian leader was set to sign a deal that would give the United States a line to that land’s rare earth minerals, which are in short supply in America.

It is true that presidential elections in Ukraine were scheduled to take place in spring 2024 but did not happen. Further, one other national election and four local elections also failed to take place between February 2022 and February 2025.

Trump has hinted at ending U.S. support as Zelenskyy has said that a peace deal with Russia “is still very, very far away.”

The Obama team allowed Russia to slice off Crimea and invade other regions of ... Murphy and other Democrats met with Zelenskyy ahead of the Oval Office gathering, reportedly coaching him to ...

Vladimir Putin has spoken of a God-given mission as Russian forces mounted their largest ever drone strike on Ukraine on the eve of the 3rd anniversary of his full-scale invasion. In Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke of the need for “unity” among Ukraine’s allies.