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Ukraine Sends Peace Plan Proposals to U.S. Negotiators Amid Russia War

Robert Imoh — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:38:28 +0000

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Kyiv has submitted proposals to United States negotiators outlining possible steps toward ending the ongoing war with Russia. Zelensky made the disclosure during his nightly video address on Wednesday, saying the proposals had already been communicated to the American side. The Ukrainian leader did not reveal details of […]

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Zelensky tells Leipzig conference Russia threat to Ukraine’s neighbours

Gbemi Banks — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:18:51 +0000

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also joined the German-Ukrainian municipal partnership conference in the eastern German city of Leipzig on Wednesday. He emphasized that it was not only Ukraine that was under threat from the Russian regime, neighboring countries were also in danger. Cities in Germany and Ukraine have a European attitude towards people, Zelensky said, […]

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Humankind no longer pins its hopes on UN, Zelenskyy tells Security Council

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 06:17:24 +0000

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Wednesday called for expansion of the UN Security Council and reform of the right of veto granted to its permanent members. Zelensky spoke in his first in-person address around the iconic horseshoe table in a meeting in the Security Council chamber at the UN General Assembly in New York. “Regardless […]

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Zelensky says elections can hold amid war, but EU, U.S. aid needed

Gbemi Banks — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 14:56:46 +0000

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is keen to hold national elections even amid the ongoing Russian invasion, but financial support would be needed from the U.S. or the EU. “According to the law, it is forbidden to hold elections under martial law, Zelensky said. “It would be very difficult to stage the elections, he […]

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Lithuanian president assures Ukraine of support during visit

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:08:04 +0000

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has assured Ukraine of his country’s continued support during a visit to Kiev. “We would support Ukraine until victory over evil is achieved. Lithuania would continue to assist Ukraine with weapons and ammunition, training and financial support. “This is our joint struggle for freedom,” Nausėda said after a meeting with Ukrainian […]

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G20 host India confirms Ukraine not invited

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 20:09:34 +0000

India has not invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Group of 20 (G20) summit of major economies. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said this on Thursday. The summit is due to take place on September 9 and 10 in India’s capital New Delhi under the motto “One Earth, One Family, One Future.” The G20 […]

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Bulgaria’s new pro-Western head pledges support during Zelensky visit

Gbemi Banks — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 06:32:59 +0000

The new pro-Western government in Bulgaria has promised further support to Ukraine in its battle to force Russian invaders out of the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov on Thursday in Sofia, where they discussed increased cooperation in Ukraine’s defence as well as the rehabilitation of Ukrainian soldiers […]

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Zelensky calling on Swiss parliament to allow onward sale of weapons

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:48:45 +0000

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is appealing to the Swiss parliament to allow the onward sale of Swiss-made weapons as his country seeks to claim back territory taken by Russia. He is expected to address Swiss parliament on Thursday in a video call on the onward transfer of Swiss-made weapons under the country’s long-standing commitment to […]

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Ukrainian President Zelensky arrives at European summit in Moldova

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:41:11 +0000

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived at the European leaders’ summit in Moldova. The Ukrainian president, who was greeted by the Moldovan President, Maia Sandu upon arrival, earlier said on their platform’s Telegram that he planned to meet other leaders in private. Zelensky in his private meeting with other leaders is expected to call for […]

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Zelensky: Russians back to sports says terror is acceptable

Gbemi Banks — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 14:35:21 +0000

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would be telling the whole world that terror “is somehow acceptable’’ should Russian and Belarusian athletes are able to compete at Paris 2024. The IOC confirmed last week it intended to uphold sanctions against Russian and Belarusian state and government officials ahead of next year’s […]

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Death toll rises in Dnipro missile strike, as dozens remain missing

Gbemi Banks — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 07:12:28 +0000

The death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment block in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro over the weekend continued to rise on Monday, even as dozens remained missing in the debris. Rescuers continued to search the rubble of the nine-story residential building which partly collapsed after being struck by a missile […]

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Zelensky thanks German Bundestag for acknowledging Holodomor genocide

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:22:55 +0000

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed the German Bundestag’s decision to classify the famine in Ukraine, caused deliberately 90 years ago, as genocide. “This is a decision for justice, for truth,’’ Zelensky said in his daily video address on Thursday. “And this is a very important signal to many other countries in the world that […]

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Zelensky says Russia plans to blow up dam in Kherson region

Gbemi Banks — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:11:43 +0000

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia is planning to blow up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant in the Kherson region where Ukrainian troops are making advances. “Russia is deliberately creating the basis for a large-scale disaster in the south of Ukraine,” Zelensky said in a video address. Kiev had information that Moscow had […]

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