Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, according to U.S. and Ukrainian officials, as the administration weighs sending long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv — a move that could dramatically escalate tensions with Moscow. Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Olga Stefanishyna, …
Read More »Trump, Putin Hold “Excellent” Call on Ukraine War, Eye Ceasefire Talks
Former President Donald Trump said his two-hour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday was “excellent,” and that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to end the war will “immediately start.” The announcement, made during a press conference Monday afternoon, represents Trump’s most direct intervention in the two-year-long war …
Read More »Trump Freezes U.S. Aid to Ukraine, Pushing Zelenskyy Toward Negotiations
President Donald Trump has paused all U.S. military aid to Ukraine, signaling a dramatic shift in Washington’s approach to the Russia-Ukraine war as he pressures Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to negotiate peace with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The White House move follows a tense Oval Office meeting last week, where …
Read More »Trump and Zelenskyy Clash in Oval Office Over Ukraine War, Rare Earth Deal
A White House meeting meant to finalize a U.S.-Ukraine rare-earth minerals deal unraveled into a heated exchange Friday as President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sparred over the war with Russia and the path to peace. The meeting, which took place in the Oval …
Read More »Trump Calls Zelenskyy a ‘Dictator,’ Escalating Feud with Ukraine
President Donald Trump escalated his public feud with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, attacking him as a “dictator without elections” and accusing him of manipulating the U.S. into providing billions of dollars in aid. In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that Zelenskyy “talked the United States of …
Read More »‘If we don’t get the aid, we will lose the war’: Zelenskyy asks Congress to help Ukraine
Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers to reiterate the need for continued aid to support his country’s fight against the Russian invasion, even as the U.S. faces a partial government shutdown as soon as the end of the …
Read More »Zelenskyy Pledges A Fight For ‘common victory’ Against Russian Tyranny In Visit To U.S.
by Ashley Murray, Iowa Capital Dispatch President Joe Biden declared Wednesday that Ukraine will “never stand alone” as he welcomed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for an historic U.S. visit — a rare departure from Zelenskyy’s months-long fight to defend his country from deadly Russian shelling and targeting of civilian infrastructure. The …
Read More »Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Accuses Russia Of ‘Genocide’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russian forces of committing “genocide” near the capital, Kyiv. Russia denied the allegations. What are believed to be the bodies of civilians were found when reporters from Reuters and other journalists entered the town of Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, after Russian forces withdrew. “This …
Read More »Biden To Hold Video Call With Russian President Putin This Week
The White House has confirmed that President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will hold a video call on Tuesday, as tensions between the United States and Russia escalate over a Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border that’s seen as a sign of a potential invasion. White …
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