Tag: Volodymyr Zelensky
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Zelensky visits Berlin for talks with Chancellor Merz
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was welcomed with military honours in Berlin on Wednesday by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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France ready to train Ukrainian fighter jet pilots – Macron
Hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron said the country would train Ukrainian fighter jet pilots, but he would not send the planes. “We have opened the door to train Ukrainian pilots. “The trainings can start from now. ”Several European countries had decided it was now necessary to start training,”…
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Ukraine President, Zelensky congratulates Tinubu, invites him on a state visit
Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has been congratulated by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, on his election victory. President Zelensky has also used the opportunity to extend invitation to his war-ravaged country of Ukraine on a state visit.
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RUSSIA/UKRAINE WAR: Former UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson seeks support for Ukraine
Amidst the Russian attack faced by Ukraine, the former UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, on Sunday, travelled to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and was received by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Conservative MP said it was a “privilege” to visit the country at the invitation of Mr Zelensky. The unannounced visit came as fresh questions…
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Ukraine–Nigeria: Reign of grand illusionists – By Owei Lakemfa
PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was in Washington, where, in a speech to the American Congress on December 21, 2022, he rehearsed some of his daily speeches back home. One thread I picked were his claims that the war with Russia is about democracy and that its outcome will determine whether humanity lives in a…
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Russia declares end of mobilisation for Ukraine war
Russia says it has finished calling up reservists to fight in Ukraine, having drafted hundreds of thousands of people in a month, with more than a quarter of them already sent to the battlefield.
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German President Steinmeier makes surprise visit to Kiev
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday arrived in Kiev in a surprise visit. Steinmeier, who arrived in Kiev by train on Tuesday morning, was set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later in the day. This is Steinmeier’s first visit since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, but his third attempt to…
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Zelensky raises alarm over Russia’s plan to blow up dam in Kherson region
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.
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Putin declares Ukrainian provinces as part of Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared four Ukrainian provinces to be part of the Russian Federation as he signed a document to formally annex the regions occupied by Moscow’s troops.
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Turkish President Recep, UN’s Guterres travel to Ukraine to meet Zelensky
United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan are expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine on Thursday. Guterres arrived in Lviv on Wednesday evening, the UN said. The meeting, planned to take place in the western city of Lviv, will discuss efforts aimed at “ending the war…