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Articles with tag "Zelensky"

assassination plot

Poland Arrests Man Over Suspected Russian Plan To Kill Zelensky

Warsaw said the suspect stated that he was "ready to act on behalf of the military intelligence services of the Russian Federation."
pressured city

Zelensky Inspects Fortifications Around Kharkiv Amid Russian Attacks

Russia has bombarded Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city, since it first invaded in February 2022, and has escalated its attacks in recent weeks.
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draft notice

Zelensky Says Russia Plans to Mobilize 300K Troops by June

The claim comes a day after Zelensky signed into law a measure lowering Ukraine’s army mobilization age from 27 to 25.
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'everything is predictable'

Putin Wants To Blame Ukraine for Moscow Attack – Zelensky

"That lowlife Putin, instead of dealing with his Russian citizens, addressing them, was silent for a day, thinking about how to bring it to Ukraine," Zelensky...
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aerial escalation

Zelensky Calls for Air Defenses After Russian Missiles Target Kyiv

Ukraine said it shot down 31 Russian missiles targeting Kyiv, an attack that comes after Moscow vowed to respond to an escalation in Ukrainian strikes...
2 Min read
situation improving

Zelensky Claims Russian Advance in Ukraine ‘Halted'

"I can give you this fresh piece of information: The situation is now much better than during these past three months," Zelensky told French television...
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uncertain aid

Ukraine’s Victory ‘Depends on You,’ Zelensky Tells West

He also said 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in two years of war with Russia, in a rare admission of military losses.
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opinion Ivan U. Klyszcz

Ukraine Could Lose the War. The U.S. and Europe Aren’t Doing Enough

If the West keeps waiting for the U.S. elections and the defense industry to scale-up production, it will be too late to help Ukraine win the war.
5 Min read
southern hotspot

Zelensky Says Visited Ukraine Southern Frontline Village of Robotyne

Kyiv retook Robotyne from Russian forces last summer but the village continues to be relentlessly attacked by Moscow.
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new émigré

Writer Dmitry Bykov on Being Banned and the Curse of Russian History

Dmitry Bykov is optimistic about the victory of the Russian swamp.
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'very difficult day'

Zelensky Says Russia ‘Playing’ With Lives of Ukrainian POWs

"We need to establish all the clear facts. As much as possible, given that the downing of the plane occurred on Russian territory, which is beyond our...
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day of unity

Zelensky Signs Decree on Russian Territories 'Historically Inhabited' by Ukrainians

"This is the restoration of truth about the historical past for the sake of Ukraine’s future," Zelensky said in a video where he announced the decree...
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search for support

Zelensky Says ‘Pauses’ in Conflict Would Help Russia

Zelensky spoke in Estonia on the second leg of a Baltic tour aimed at boosting flagging support for his country's fight against Russia.
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rallying support

Zelensky Says Western Hesitation on Ukraine Aid Emboldens Putin

"He [Putin] won't finish this [war], until we all finish him together," the Ukrainian leader said.
3 Min read
televised speech

Zelensky Vows to Wreak 'Wrath' Against Russia in 2024

"Next year, the enemy will feel the wrath of domestic production," Ukraine's president said during his New Year's Eve address.
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under pressure

Zelensky Says ‘No One Knows’ When War in Ukraine Will End

Zelensky said he had turned down a request from the military — for now — to mobilize as many as 500,000 Ukrainians for the army.
3 Min read
next step

EU Calls Orban’s Bluff and Strikes Deal To Open Ukraine Talks

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the decision as "a victory that motivates, inspires, and strengthens."
3 Min read
running out of time

Zelensky Makes Last-Ditch Plea for U.S. Aid as Russia Claims Advances

The Kremlin scoffed at the impact of U.S. support after Kyiv's summer counteroffensive stalled.
3 Min read
'maidan 3'

Russia Planning to Overthrow Ukraine’s Leadership By End of Year – Zelensky

Zelensky claimed Russia would use “any means available to them,” including assassination, in the operation supposedly dubbed “Maidan 3.”
2 Min read
winter offense

Zelensky Says Russian Attacks Increasing

"The military reported an increase in the number of enemy assaults," Zelensky said, saying Russians were attacking around the cities of Donetsk, Kupiansk...
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