Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine since 2019
Photo: President.gov.ua, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 2h ago
Russian drones hit US company sites in Ukraine as White House stays silent
Russian drones and missiles have damaged Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, McDonald's and Mondelez sites in Ukraine since late August, and the Trump administration has not publicly condemned the strikes.
- 2h ago
Zelenski attacks Trump's Russian diesel deal as SpaceX cuts Starlink for Ukrainian forces
Kyiv says the diesel deal gives Putin an easy win, while Starlink restrictions disrupt Ukrainian drone missions and Washington weighs a pause in intelligence sharing.
- 2h ago
EU leaders to press for new energy price measures at Brussels summit on 15 and 16 October
Zelensky will attend in person, and the 2028-2034 budget talks, now led by António Costa, are also on the agenda. The summit opens on Thursday 15 October at 09:00 Lisbon time and is set to end at lunchtime on Friday 16 October.
- 3h ago
Trump's Russian diesel deal draws bipartisan senators' rebuke and anger in Kyiv
Donald Trump's agreement with Vladimir Putin to release Russian diesel has drawn criticism from senators of both parties, from Kyiv and from European leaders including Giorgia Meloni. The UK meanwhile announced new air-defence missiles for Ukraine.
- 4h ago
Italy's parliament passes Ukraine resolutions as opposition splits on Kyiv aid
The Chamber approved the majority's two resolutions ahead of the 15-16 October European Council, while opposition parties stayed united against the government but split over Ukraine and sat out the vote.
- 5h ago
Zelensky says Trump's choice of Russia's side is painful and that he feels betrayed
Zelensky told Piers Morgan on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, that Trump's stance is painful and that he feels betrayed, though he called the matter more complicated than his own emotions. The remarks came during his visit to London.
- 6h ago
Burnham greets Zelensky at Downing Street and pledges faster air defence missiles
UK prime minister Andy Burnham welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street on 14 October with a guard of honour and promised faster delivery of British air defence missiles. The visit came after Donald Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel.
- 6h ago
Meloni rebuffs Pd misogyny charge and attacks opposition ahead of EU summit
On 14 October 2026 Giorgia Meloni answered opposition criticism in the Chamber and Senate on Ukraine, electoral law and Gaza, days before the European Council of 15-16 October.
- 7h ago
NATO chief Rutte urges allies to do more for Ukraine's air defence as Russian strikes intensify
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte made the call at a press conference in Tallinn, Estonia, as Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine before winter. Overnight Russian strikes killed at least seven people and left 600,000 without electricity.
- 12h ago
Russian strikes leave 600,000 without power in Kyiv, testing Trump's energy truce
Two people were killed and 21 injured on the evening of 13 October in a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, followed by a larger overnight barrage across Ukraine that Zelensky said targeted energy facilities.
- 14h ago
Meloni and Merz reject Trump's Russian diesel deal; Moscow hits back
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the Trump-Putin diesel arrangement very risky in a Senate address on Wednesday, 14 October, while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also rejected it. Moscow dismissed her criticism, and Ukraine's energy truce remains unconfirmed.
- 14h ago
SpaceX limits Starlink speeds for Ukrainian drones, Musk blames US military and Trump
Ukrainian officials say a speed cap on Starlink terminals in motion disrupted military missions overnight. Elon Musk says the US military and ultimately President Donald Trump set the limits on the Starshield military version.
- 15h ago
Meloni calls Trump's Russian diesel deal risky and keeps Ukraine line
Giorgia Meloni told the Senate on Wednesday, 14 October, that the US-Russia diesel deal legitimizes Moscow, while Italy keeps backing Kyiv and pressing Moscow ahead of the European Council.
- 15h ago
Russia summons Belgian ambassador over accusations of hybrid war and sabotage
Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned Belgium's ambassador to Moscow, Michel Gerebtzoff, on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, rejecting Belgian claims of Russian sabotage and hybrid threats. The federal government in Brussels declined to comment.
- yesterday
Zelensky and Klitschko clash over Kyiv winter preparations as parliament summons mayor
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko have publicly clashed over the capital's winter preparations, and parliament has summoned the mayor to a hearing on Wednesday, 14 October.
- yesterday
EU opens two accession clusters with Ukraine and Moldova, bringing both closer to membership
The step came a day after all 27 member states approved it, and a few hours after Ukraine adopted a minority-education law that Hungary had demanded in return for lifting its veto.
- yesterday
Former Ukrainian commander Syrskyi says Russian losses are six times Ukraine's
In his first interview since being dismissed in July 2026, former commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi told the BBC that Ukraine has stabilised the front and broken Russia's ability to advance by killing large numbers of its soldiers.
- 2d ago
Ukraine passes minority education law, clearing the way for two EU negotiating clusters
Ukraine's parliament passed a minority-language education law that Hungary set as a condition for EU talks. Ireland's Thomas Byrne said all member states agreed to open two clusters for Ukraine and Moldova, formally due on Tuesday, 13 October.
- 2d ago
Russian missiles hit Kyiv power grid as Ukraine accuses US of aiding Moscow
Overnight Russian strikes killed at least six people across Ukraine and cut power in several Kyiv districts, while Russian air defences said they repelled 180 drones aimed at the Moscow region.
- 2d ago
Trump lifts sanctions on Russian diesel exports as senators push back over Ukraine law
The US lifted sanctions on Russian diesel exports and announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, with Moscow promising more than 300,000 metric tons immediately. Bipartisan senators say the deal may violate a 2022 law, ahead of the 3 November midterm elections.
