Tag: Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Feb242023 by Waqas-ChNo Comments

2 former ambassadors look back on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

2 former ambassadors look back on Russia's invasion of Ukraine - CBS News Watch CBS News The war in Ukraine is entering a new phase after 12 months of Russian brutality. Former U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan and former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst join John Dickerson on "Prime Time" to discuss. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

Feb212023 by Waqas-ChNo Comments

How Biden’s wartime visit to Kyiv came together

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US President Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an unannounced visit in Kyiv on Feb. 20, 2023.Evan Vucci | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden's decision to make a risky wartime visit to Kyiv took root after a similarly clandestine mission just two months ago — when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to Washington and addressed a joint meeting of Congress, according to two sources familiar with the matter.Senior members of Biden's national security team who helped arrange the travel at the end of last year were heartened — and pleasantly surprised — by how powerful and positive the reaction to Zelenskyy's trip seemed to be among the American people, said the sources, who, like others in this article, were granted anonymity to discuss internal...

Feb52023 by Waqas-ChNo Comments

Putin promised not to kill Zelenskyy, former Israeli prime minister says

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks on the phone during a conversation with Agatha Bylkova from the Kurgan region, an 8-year-old participant of a New Year's and Christmas charity event, in Moscow, Russia, January 3, 2023. Mikhail Klimentyev | Sputnik | Via ReutersA former Israeli prime minister who served briefly as a mediator at the start of Russia's war with Ukraine says he drew a promise from the Russian president not to kill his Ukrainian counterpart.Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett emerged as an unlikely intermediary in the war's first weeks, becoming one of the few Western leaders to meet President Vladimir Putin during the war in a snap trip to Moscow last March.While Bennett's mediation efforts appear to have done little to end the bloodshed that continues until today,...

Feb12023 by Waqas-ChNo Comments

Latest news on Russia and the war in Ukraine

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Spain to send up to six Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine, El Pais reportsA Leopard 2 A4 main battle tank.Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesSpain plans to send between four and six German-built Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine, newspaper El Pais reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified government sources.The actual number will depend on the condition of the battle tanks in storage and how many other countries will eventually supply to Ukraine, the sources told El Pais.A spokesperson for the Spanish Defence Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Kyiv secured pledges from the West this month to supply main battle tanks to help fend off Russia's invasion, with Moscow mounting huge efforts to make incremental advances in eastern Ukraine.Ukraine's Foreign Mini...

Dec222022 by Waqas-ChNo Comments

Latest news on Russia and the war in Ukraine

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IAEA discusses Ukraine nuclear plant protections with RussiaRafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) speaks to journalists after the IAEA's Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on November 16, 2022.Joe Klamar | AFP | Getty ImagesThe head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog met in Moscow with officials from Russia's military and state atomic energy company as he pursues a long-running drive to set up a protection zone around a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant in Ukraine.In Ukraine, the Moscow-installed leader of the partially occupied eastern Donetsk region reported that Ukrainian shelling of a hotel in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk killed two people and wounded several others, including a former Russian ...

Dec222022 by Waqas-ChNo Comments

Examining Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Congress

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Examining Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to Congress - CBS News Watch CBS News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Congress Wednesday, thanking Americans for their ongoing support, and asking for continued aid, telling U.S. lawmakers that "you can speed up our victory." Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, and CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, discussed the highlights of Zelenskyy's speech, and what it could signal next for the war with Russia. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for...

Dec212022 by Waqas-ChNo Comments

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he’s on his way to Washington for Wednesday visit

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine says he's heading to Washington, D.C. for a Wednesday visit.He announced his trip in a tweet early Wednesday, saying, "On my way to the US to strengthen resilience and defense capabilities of Ukraine. In particular, @POTUS and I will discuss cooperation between Ukraine and the U.S. I will also have a speech at the Congress and a number of bilateral meetings." On my way to the US to strengthen resilience and defense capabilities of 🇺🇦. In particular, @POTUS and I will discuss cooperation between 🇺🇦 and 🇺🇸. I will also have a speech at the Congress and a number of bilateral meetings.— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) December 21, 2022 The White House said in a statement early Wednesday that President Biden invited his Ukrainian c...

Dec32022 by Waqas-ChNo Comments

Russia warns it will cut off oil supply after countries vote for $60-per-barrel price cap

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Russian authorities rejected a price cap on the country's oil set by Ukraine's Western supporters and threatened Saturday to stop supplying the nations that endorsed it. Australia, Britain, Canada, Japan, the United States and the 27-nation European Union agreed Friday to cap what they would pay for Russian oil at $60-per-barrel. The limit is set to take effect Monday, along with an EU embargo on Russian oil shipped by sea.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia needed to analyze the situation before deciding on a specific response but that it would not accept the price ceiling. Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, warned that the cap's European backers would come to rue their decision. ...

Dec12022 by Waqas-ChNo Comments

Latest news from Russia and the war in Ukraine

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Backlog of 74 ships waiting to transport crops from UkraineShips, including those carrying grain from Ukraine and awaiting inspections, are seen anchored off the Istanbul coastline on November 02, 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey.Chris Mcgrath | Getty ImagesThe organization overseeing the export of Ukrainian crops said there is a backlog of 74 vessels waiting to be loaded with cargo.The U.N.-led Joint Coordination Center also said that about 95 loaded vessels are waiting for inspection in Turkish territorial waters.The Black Sea Grain Initiative, a deal brokered in July among Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, and the United Nations, eased Russia's naval blockade and saw the reopening of three key Ukrainian ports.Since the deal was signed, more than 510 ships carrying 12.6 million metric tons of grain an...

Nov282022 by Waqas-ChNo Comments

Latest news from Russia and the war in Ukraine

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the country must prepare for new missile attacks from Russia, while millions still remain without power as a result of relentless bombardment of Ukraine's energy infrastructure."We understand that the terrorists are planning new strikes. We know this for a fact," Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address on Sunday. "And as long as they have missiles, they, unfortunately, will not calm down." He urged defense forces and citizens to work together to withstand expected future attacks.Ukrainian soldiers in a tank in Bakhmut, where the war against Russia continues, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on Nov. 23, 2022.Metin Aktas | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesUkraine's power network came under intense attack last week, with Zelenskyy saying Friday evenin...