Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has condemned Iran’s missile and drone strikes against Israel on Saturday, drawing parallels between Tehran’s actions and Russia’s tactics in Ukraine. Iran said the barrage was in retaliation for the “Zionist regime’s numerous crimes, including the attack on the consular section of Iran’s Embassy in Damascus.” …
Read More »Kiev has plan for new counteroffensive – Zelensky
Western military technology can enable Kiev to launch a new counteroffensive against Russia, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky believes. While Ukrainian forces are presently being pushed back on the battlefield, Kiev hopes to turn the tide thanks to Western aid, the Ukrainian leader told the German tabloid Bild this week. “Russia …
Read More »Zelensky sacks closest ally
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky fired his long-time associate and aide Sergey Sherif on Saturday. He has sacked multiple senior advisers in the past week amid an ongoing reshuffle of his administration. Sherif was one of the few remaining officials to have served alongside Zelensky since day one of his presidency, …
Read More »Zelensky changes stance on talks with Russia
President Vladimir Zelensky has indicated that a return to Ukraine’s 1991 borders is no longer a precondition for holding peace talks with Moscow, even as he continues to push forward with his so-called peace formula, which has been dismissed by the Kremlin as absurd. Zelensky banned all negotiations with the …
Read More »Ukraine may require dictatorship to survive – Zelensky party MP
Ukraine may need to become a dictatorship in order to prevail in the conflict with Russia, an MP from President Vladimir Zelensky’s party has suggested. Zelensky has already concentrated a great deal of power in his hands and “makes most of the decisions” on behalf of the government, Sergey Demchenko …
Read More »Zelensky said Ukraine will ‘lose war’ without US aid – Senate leader
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 has said. He warned that Kiev is currently “losing the war.” Speaking after a meeting with Zelensky during …
Read More »Zelensky reveals new commander-in-chief of Ukrainian Army
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 …
Read More »Trudeau accused of ‘lying’ about inviting WWII Nazi veteran to Zelensky event
Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre has accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of deceiving the public about his role in the honoring of a former Ukrainian Waffen-SS soldier last year. Poilievre made his comments after Trudeau’s office confirmed to Canadian media on Tuesday that it had invited the 98-year-old …
Read More »Zelensky promises bigger ‘reset’ than Zaluzhny firing
President Vladimir Zelensky is planning a “serious” overhaul of the country’s leadership team, he told Italy’s RAI TG1 news channel, when asked about his reported plan to fire Ukrainian military commander General Valery Zaluzhny. Tensions between the Ukrainian president and his top general have grown since last year, with numerous reports …
Read More »Zelensky threatens to fire Ukraine’s top general – media
Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny has rejected President Vladimir Zelensky’s “offer” to resign and become the national security head instead, the Financial Times and The Economist reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with discussions between the potential political rivals. Zelensky allegedly told Zaluzhny that he would be removed from his current …
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