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Top Zelenskyy aide slams West over ‘war fatigue’ – POLITICO
Top Zelenskyy aide slams West over ‘war fatigue’ – POLITICO World leaders should stick by Ukraine, despite the additional demands of dealing with the Israel-Hamas war, the Ukrainian president’s powerful chief of staff told POLITICO in an interview from Kyiv. Andrii Yermak, top aide to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, also pushed back hard on the idea, voiced last week by Italy’s Prime…
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There is no pressure to negotiate with Russia, says Zelenskyy – POLITICO
There is no pressure to negotiate with Russia, says Zelenskyy – POLITICO Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday denied a report that EU and U.S. officials have spoken with the government in Kyiv about possible peace talks with Russia. “No leader of the United States or European Union, our partners — nobody puts pressure on us for us sitting…
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Zelenskyy arrives in Brussels for surprise visit ahead of NATO meeting – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and join a meeting of NATO defense ministers during a surprise visit to Brussels on Wednesday. In comments to the press Wednesday morning, Zelenskyy, speaking alongside Stoltenberg, said his main message to NATO defense ministers would be on “priorities for…
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Zelenskyy seeks to rebuild bridges with Poles amid dispute over grain and weapons – POLITICO
WARSAW — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tried to rebuild bridges with Poland late on Saturday, seeking to take the sting out of a political dispute with Warsaw by giving awards to two Polish humanitarian volunteers on his way back from a trip to the U.S. and Canada. Although Poland was a die-hard ally of Ukraine in the early days of…
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy is ‘a tough dude … a real Texan,’ says George W. Bush – POLITICO
KYIV — Former U.S. President George W. Bush reckons Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is so tough, he could be from Texas. Speaking via video chat during a conference in Kyiv on Friday, Bush said he sees Russia’s President Vladimir Putin as an empire builder, who may not stop at invading Ukraine. As for Zelenskyy, Bush joked: “Well he is a tough…
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Zelenskyy sends strong signals with choice for Ukraine’s new defense chief – POLITICO
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s choice for the country’s new defense minister sends two clear signals to Ukraine’s allies and adversaries: Kyiv is serious about cleaning up corruption, and steadfast about regaining Crimea from Russian control. Rustem Umerov, whom Zelenskyy has put forward to replace Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, is a Crimean Tatar with deep business and political experience,…
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Zelenskyy hails F-16 commitment on visit to Netherlands – POLITICO
The Netherlands confirmed that it will provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets following approval from the U.S. allowing Ukrainian pilots to get training to fly the planes and eventually to provide the aircraft themselves. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received the assurance on the jets, which he called a “breakthrough agreement,” from Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on a visit to…
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Russia and Ukraine trade aerial attacks as Zelenskyy makes another move against corruption
Cairo: Hani Kamal El-Din – Related Russia intercepts drones heading for Moscow for the second straight day Russia says downed wave of Ukrainian drones nearing Crimea, Moscow Russia shoots down two combat drones headed for capital: Moscow mayor . For more news: Elrisala ، For social communication, follow us on Facebook . Source of data and images: indiatimes
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Russia’s plot to kill Zelenskyy foiled – POLITICO
Ukraine’s security service said Monday it had detained a Russian informant who planned to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last month. The alleged informant “was preparing a Russian airstrike in the Mykolaiv region during the visit of the president of Ukraine,” the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) said. The woman was “gathering intelligence” about the “the time and list of locations of the…
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Ukraine’s plan if Russia assassinates Zelenskyy – POLITICO
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. WASHINGTON — When Volodymyr Zelenskyy was asked whether he was worried by Russian attempts to kill him, he answered he couldn’t afford to be. “If I were thinking about it constantly, I would just shut myself down, very much like Putin now who doesn’t leave his bunker,” the Ukrainian leader said in…
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