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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY

An M777 howitzer crew firing at Russian targets near the front lines of the Dnipro region, Ukraine, on Feb. 12
WORLD / Politics
Mar 6, 2025
U.S. cuts intelligence for Ukraine, adding pressure for peace deal
The move underscores Trump's willingness to play hardball with an ally as he pivots to a more conciliatory approach to Moscow.
A Taiwan flag flutters in the wind as soldiers prepare to celebrate national day to mark the 113th birthday of the Republic of China, Taiwan's formal name, in Taipei last October.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2025
Taiwan turns to companies in Ukraine for China contingency planning
Taipei hopes to learn from Ukraine's first-hand experiences — how private companies helped build the resilience of its government and society during wartime.
Poles and members of the Ukrainian diaspora take part in a rally in front of the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw on Monday to protest after U.S. President Doland Trump clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their meeting in the Oval Office.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2025
The Oval Office blowup: What went wrong and how to fix it
The world may have underestimated this incident's significance due to media spin and partisan bias by those more focused on political allegiances.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine plan to sign a minerals deal that fell through on Friday, sources said.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 5, 2025
U.S. and Ukraine now plan to sign minerals deal, sources say
The deal from last week offered Kyiv no explicit security guarantees but gave the U.S. access to Ukraine's natural resources.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 4, 2025
Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine after clash with Zelenskyy
The pause will last until the U.S. president determines the country’s leaders demonstrate a good-faith commitment to peace, a senior defense official said.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with Russia's President Vladimir Putin after the Group of 20 Summit in Osaka in June 2019. Putin managed to pocket every concession made by Abe over the years and demanded more.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2025
Abe’s Russia outreach flopped — Trump should take note
Supporters of Trump’s policy argue that China is the bigger threat and the U.S. should steer Moscow away from Beijing.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 4, 2025
Trump says Ukraine deal still possible despite Zelenskyy feud
Trump’s relatively optimistic assessment could revive prospects for a deal that appeared to be scrapped last week to give the U.S. revenue from Ukraine’s minerals.
If U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt had forced British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to surrender to Adolf Hitler and hand over his country's coal with no U.S. security guarantees, it would resemble what Donald Trump did to Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2025
The Oval Office meeting that damaged America’s standing
Had Roosevelt forced Churchill to surrender to Hitler and hand over his country's coal with no U.S. security guarantees, it would resemble what Trump did to Zelenskyy.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in London on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 3, 2025
Trump sees Zelenskyy as the problem, but Ukrainians stand by him
The more the U.S. President and his vice president squeeze Zelenskyy, the more Ukrainians rally to their leader's side.
Ukrainian servicewomen Natalia (right), 53, and her daughter Veronika, 26, from the 100th mechanized brigade, pose for a photo at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region in Ukraine on Feb. 15.
WORLD / Society
Mar 3, 2025
'Under my wing': Mothers and daughters serving together in Ukraine
Ukrainian servicewomen Natalia, 53, and her daughter Veronika, 26, serve in the 100th mechanized brigade.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy either "needs to come to his senses and come back to the table in gratitude, or someone else needs to lead the country to do that."
WORLD / Politics
Mar 3, 2025
Trump allies pressure Zelenskyy to change course or resign
Democrats, meanwhile, have expressed disgust over the tenor of U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with the Ukrainian leader.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron embrace after holding a meeting during a summit at Lancaster House in central London on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 3, 2025
European leaders seek ‘coalition of willing’ to secure Ukraine
Britain and France aim to take a "Europe-plus” grouping to U.S. President Donald Trump in coming days to get his buy-in.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy departs following a contentious meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday. Plans to sign a critical minerals deal between the two nations were scrapped after the talks quickly devolved into a fiery exchange over U.S. support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2025
Trump’s Oval Office clash with Zelenskyy was a win for Putin
Nobody in Ukraine, or any other country formerly under Moscow’s boot, believes that Putin will honor the terms of a ceasefire without credible guarantees.
The Spasskaya tower of the Kremlin, center, and Saint Basil's Cathedral, right, in Moscow in 2022
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2025
Trump’s clash with Zelenskyy leaves Moscow both thrilled and wary
Moscow is celebrating Trump’s shift away from unwavering U.S. support for Ukraine, but some in the Kremlin fear his unpredictability could create new risks.
Ukrainian servicemen play with dogs at their position on a front line in the nation's Zaporizhzhia region on Feb. 21.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2025
Europe's nightmare is here: They have to fight Putin without the U.S.
The European Union is aiming to follow up with an emergency package of €20 billion ($21 billion) in military aid for Ukraine at an emergency summit in Brussels.
Disaster was the word European officials used as Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s long-sought meeting with Donald Trump descended into a livestream of raised voices and angry bickering.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 1, 2025
Zelenskyy-Trump blowup leaves U.S. allies facing disaster
Kyiv’s European allies, who’ve spent weeks trying to talk Trump out of rushing into a quick deal to end the war on Putin’s terms, were aghast.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Vice President JD Vance looks on in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday in Washington.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 1, 2025
How Trump and Zelenskyy’s Oval Office skirmish broke a deal
An account of a remarkable and heated Oval Office exchange that seems certain to color the course of world history for decades to come.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 1, 2025
Trump kicks Zelenskyy out of White House after Oval Office meltdown
The ugly clash in the Oval Office saw Trump and Vice President JD Vance berate the Ukraine leader for not being "thankful" for U.S. help in the three-year war against Russia.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement on defense spending at Downing Street in London on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 27, 2025
Starmer tries to buy Ukraine time with Trump security pitch
The British prime minister's main objective is to secure an American "backstop” for any truce between Russia and Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives a news conference in Kyiv on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 27, 2025
Trump confirms Zelenskyy visit to sign Ukraine minerals deal
The Ukrainian leader said the success of the deal would hinge on talks in Washington on Friday and continued U.S. aid.

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