Tag: Zelenskyy

Ukraine Official Says Zelenskyy Hopes to Visit UN on Invasion Anniversary

UNITED NATIONS—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to visit the United Nations to address a high-level meeting of the 193-member General Assembly on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of his country if the security situation permits, a senior Foreign Ministry official said. First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova cautioned in…


NTD Evening News (Dec. 21): Trump Paid $1.8 Million in Taxes During Presidency: Report; Biden and Zelenskyy Meet in DC

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 21 to meet with President Joe Biden. The House Ways and Means Committee published a report showing that former President Donald Trump and his wife paid $1.8 million in federal income tax during his presidency. The committee also reported that the IRS failed to pursue…


Zelenskyy Gives Biden Military Medal at White House Meeting

WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House on Wednesday with renewed assurances of U.S. support amid Russia’s continued onslaught on Ukraine. “Thank you first of all,” Zelenskyy told the U.S. president in a meeting in the Oval Office. “It’s a great honor to be here.” The Ukrainian president, who…


Kremlin Says No Chance of Ukraine Talks as Zelenskyy Travels to Washington

MOSCOW—The Kremlin said that nothing good would come from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s trip to Washington on Wednesday and that Russia saw no chance of peace talks with Kyiv. In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that continued Western arms supplies to Ukraine would lead to a “deepening” of the conflict—something which…


NTD Good Morning (Dec. 21): Zelenskyy to Visit US on First Trip Since War Began; TX National Guard Sets Up Razor Wire at Border

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to Washington. The last-minute visit required intense secrecy and planning. Meanwhile, Russia cries foul at talks of Patriot missiles going to Ukraine. Former President Trump’s tax returns could be released to the public. A house committee met on Dec. 20 to vote on the possible release. We bring you more…


NTD Good Morning (Dec. 21): Zelenskyy to Visit US on First Trip Since Start of Ukraine War; TX National Guard Sets Up Razor Wire at Border

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to Washington. The last-minute visit required intense secrecy and planning. Meanwhile, Russia cried foul at talks of Patriot missiles going to Ukraine. Former President Donald Trump’s tax returns could be released to the public. A house committee met on Dec. 20 to vote on the possible release. We bring…


Russia Rejects Zelenskyy Call for Troop Pullout, Saying Ukraine Must Accept ‘Realities’

LONDON—Russia on Tuesday dismissed a peace proposal from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that would involve a pullout of Russian troops, saying Kyiv needed to accept new territorial “realities.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said those realities included Russia’s addition of four Ukrainian regions as its “new subjects”—annexations it proclaimed in September but which most countries of…


Peskov Reacts as Zelenskyy Rules out Ukraine Talks

The Kremlin said Tuesday that it was potentially waiting for a new “future Ukrainian president” more sympathetic to Russia’s conditions to begin peace talks. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said if the current President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not agree to talks that ended in “achieving the conditions of the Russian side,” any resolution to ongoing fighting…


Ukraine Warns Europeans to Brace for Bleak Winter

KYIV—European leaders on Sunday sought to ease the impact of high energy prices across the continent, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of a difficult winter, even as he reported progress in a counter-offensive against Russian troops. Zelenskiy thanked his forces in his nightly address on Sunday for taking two settlements in the south and…


Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Warns Europeans to Brace for Bleak Winter

KYIV—European leaders on Sunday sought to ease the impact of high energy prices across the continent, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of a difficult winter, even as he reported progress in a counter-offensive against Russian troops. Zelenskyy thanked his forces in his nightly address on Sunday for taking two settlements in the south and…