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Zelensky says China working hard to ‘prevent’ countries from attending peace summit

June 2, 2024 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) speaks during the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore on June 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused China on Sunday of working hard to stop countries from going to a peace summit, which Beijing has publicly criticised because Russia is not…

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Volodymyr Zelensky Says China Must Attend Peace Summit In Switzerland

May 18, 2024 admin

Ukrainian President Zelensky said that China must join the peace summit in Switzerland next month. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with AFP on Friday urged China and countries of the Global South to participate in a peace summit in Switzerland next month. The Swiss government announced that it would host a high-level…

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Zelensky postpones all upcoming foreign visits as Ukraine faces a new Russian offensive

May 15, 2024 admin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky postponed all his upcoming foreign trips as Ukraine’s army battled to contain a front-line push by the Kremlin’s forces, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on May 15 visited a drone manufacturing facility in Kyiv on the second day of a visit meant to reassure Ukrainians of continuing American support….

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Ukraien President Volodymyr Zelensky Fires Bodyguard Chief After Assassination Plot Foiled: Report

May 9, 2024 admin

Zelensky on Thursday fired the head of the department responsible for his personal protection. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday fired the head of the department responsible for his personal protection after two of its officers were detained this week over an alleged assassination plot. Zelensky published a decree to “dismiss Sergiy Leonidovich Rud…

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Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelensky

May 7, 2024 admin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other top military and political figures, Ukraine’s state security service said May 7. Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the…

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Ukraine Uses US-Supplied Long-Range Missiles For First Time: Zelensky

October 17, 2023 admin

Volodymyr Zelensky did not give any details of when or where they were used. (File) Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that Ukraine’s armed forces had used US-supplied ATACMS long-range missiles for the first time. “They have performed very accurately. ATACMS have proven themselves,” he said in an evening address posted on social…

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At Least 49 Killed In Russian Rocket Strike On Grocery Store In Ukraine

October 5, 2023 admin

The Ukrainian prosecutor general said at least 49 people were killed. Kyiv: Ukrainian officials said Thursday that a Russian strike on a grocery store and cafe in the eastern region of Kharkiv had killed dozens of people. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strike had slammed into the Kupiansk district of the war-battered region bordering…

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“This Russian Aggression Must End With Our Victory”: Volodymyr Zelensky In Canada

September 22, 2023 admin

zelensky said that Russia must lose once and for all and it will lose. Ottawa: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday (local time) said that Russia’s aggression must end with Ukraine’s victory. He offered repeated thanks to Canada for its continued support of Kyiv. Zelenskyy was accompanied by Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska. They received…

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At UN, Zelensky Says Russian Occupiers Must Return To Own Land

September 19, 2023 admin

Ukraine’s Zelensky addressed the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. United Nations: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy implored world leaders gathered at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to stand united against Russia’s invasion and said Moscow had to be pushed back so the world could turn to solving pressing global challenges. Zelenskiy drew applause as he…

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Volodymyr Zelensky Meets Injured Ukraine Soldiers In US Ahead Of UNGA, Tells Them To “Stay Strong”

September 19, 2023 admin

Zelensky met a group of wounded Ukrainian soldiers at Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island: As he looked at the missing limbs and grief-stricken faces of wounded Ukrainian soldiers being treated in a US hospital, President Volodymyr Zelensky had one word for Russian leaders heading to a key UN summit: “terrorists.” Zelensky arrived in New…

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