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Volodymyr Zelensky

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday, March 20, 2023. (Shen Hong/Xinhua via AP)

Russia to act if UK sends depleted uranium shells to Ukraine

Police inspect the site of fallen fragments of Russian rockets near a multi-storey residential building in Kyiv (Photo: Getty Images)
Police inspect the site of fallen fragments of Russian rockets near a multi-storey residential building in Kyiv (Photo: Getty Images)

At least five dead as Russian missiles target cities across Ukraine

Russia claims to have encircled the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut (images: AFP/Getty Images)
Russia claims to have encircled the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut (images: AFP/Getty Images)

Ukraine vows to defend Bakhmut despite Russian onslaught

Bono onstage at Wembley Stadium in 2009 as part of U2’s “360 degree” world tour (Photo: Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images)
Bono onstage at Wembley Stadium in 2009 as part of U2’s “360 degree” world tour (Photo: Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images)

Huge Live Aid-style benefit concert for Ukraine to be held this summer

Volodymyr Zelensky called for more sanctions against Russia today
Volodymyr Zelensky called for more sanctions against Russia today

Ukraine’s president Zelensky calls for more Russian sanctions

Putin has so far failed in his aims of conquering Ukraine, while Zelensky is putting up a fight. (Credit: Mark Hall/NationalWorld)
Putin has so far failed in his aims of conquering Ukraine, while Zelensky is putting up a fight. (Credit: Mark Hall/NationalWorld)

Editor's newsletter: The 'vast reserves of hope' in Ukraine Nick Mitchell

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a press conference as Ukraine marks one year since Russia’s large-scale invasion (Photo by Roman Pilipey/Getty Images).
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a press conference as Ukraine marks one year since Russia’s large-scale invasion (Photo by Roman Pilipey/Getty Images).

Ukraine president says victory ‘inevitable’ with partners’ support

The Ukraine conflict has seen eight million people flee their homes since Putin launched a full-scale invasion
The Ukraine conflict has seen eight million people flee their homes since Putin launched a full-scale invasion

Explainer How cities rebuild after the devastation of war

King Charles met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Buckingham Palace during his surprise visit to the UK this month (Photo by Aaron Chown - Pool/Getty Images).
King Charles met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Buckingham Palace during his surprise visit to the UK this month (Photo by Aaron Chown - Pool/Getty Images).

King pays tribute to ‘remarkable courage and resilience’ of Ukraine

Uncovered looks back at one year of the war in Ukraine (Image: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)
Uncovered looks back at one year of the war in Ukraine (Image: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

Uncovered podcast: what next in the Ukraine war?

China has called for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia (Photo: Getty Images)
China has called for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia (Photo: Getty Images)

China calls for Russia and Ukraine ceasefire and peace talks

Volodymyr Zelensky has pledged to push for victory in 2023 (Photo: Getty Images)
Volodymyr Zelensky has pledged to push for victory in 2023 (Photo: Getty Images)

Zelensky pledges push for victory on anniversary of Russian invasion

Putin has so far failed in his aims of conquering Ukraine, while Zelensky is putting up a fight. (Credit: Mark Hall/NationalWorld)
Putin has so far failed in his aims of conquering Ukraine, while Zelensky is putting up a fight. (Credit: Mark Hall/NationalWorld)

Explainer Who is winning the war in Ukraine? Expert explains the situation

NationalWorld looks at the possible outcomes of the Ukraine war, and how likely each scenario is to take place. (Credit: Mark Hall/NationalWorld)
NationalWorld looks at the possible outcomes of the Ukraine war, and how likely each scenario is to take place. (Credit: Mark Hall/NationalWorld)

Explainer When will the war in Ukraine end? Three possible outcomes explained

US President Joe Biden (R) walks next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) as he arrives for a visit in Kyiv. Credit: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)
US President Joe Biden (R) walks next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) as he arrives for a visit in Kyiv. Credit: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Joe Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine - his first since invasion

Sir Keir Starmer has made his first trip to Ukraine since war broke out with Russia. (Credit: Getty images)
Sir Keir Starmer has made his first trip to Ukraine since war broke out with Russia. (Credit: Getty images)

Keir Starmer makes first trip to Ukraine since war broke out

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visit a a military facility
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visit a a military facility

Minute silence for Ukraine: UK to mark anniversary of Russia invasion

British harpoon anti-ship missiles are set to be used by Ukraine to hit Crimea. (Credit: Getty Images)
British harpoon anti-ship missiles are set to be used by Ukraine to hit Crimea. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Ukraine reportedly prepared to use British-supplied missiles in Crimea

Zelensky made his plea once again for fighter jets while meeting with EU lawmakers in Brussels. (Credit: Getty Images)
Zelensky made his plea once again for fighter jets while meeting with EU lawmakers in Brussels. (Credit: Getty Images)

Kremlin responds as Zelensky continues European quest for jets

Sunak has said “nothing is off the table” when it comes to sending Ukraine fighter jets. (Credit: Getty Images)
Sunak has said “nothing is off the table” when it comes to sending Ukraine fighter jets. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Sunak says ‘nothing is off the table’ as Zelensky in plea for jets

Ukrainian president Voldmyr Zelensky addressed British MPs n parliament on his first trip to the UK since war broke out. (Credit: PA)
Ukrainian president Voldmyr Zelensky addressed British MPs n parliament on his first trip to the UK since war broke out. (Credit: PA)

Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to Parliament in full

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses parliamentarians in Westminster Hall, London, during his first visit to the UK since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Credit: PA
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses parliamentarians in Westminster Hall, London, during his first visit to the UK since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Credit: PA

Volodymyr Zelensky addresses Parliament in first visit to UK since war

Boris Johnson visit Kyiv last year. Credit: SERGEI CHUZAVKOV/AFP via Getty Images
Boris Johnson visit Kyiv last year. Credit: SERGEI CHUZAVKOV/AFP via Getty Images

Boris Johnson claims Putin threatened to kill him with missile strike

Germany is set to send 31 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine after stalling on a decision to equip the country. (Credit: Getty Images)
Germany is set to send 31 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine after stalling on a decision to equip the country. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer How Leopard 2 tanks stack up as Germany commits to supporting Ukraine

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin was among Western officials to meet in Germany as they discussed support for Ukraine. (Credit: Getty Images)
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin was among Western officials to meet in Germany as they discussed support for Ukraine. (Credit: Getty Images)

No commitment to more tanks for Ukraine from Western allies in Germany

Challenger 2 tanks are the UK’s principal battle tank (image: AFP/Getty Images)
Challenger 2 tanks are the UK’s principal battle tank (image: AFP/Getty Images)

UK to send squadron of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine - what move means

Soledar is said to be under Russian control after a long battle for the salt-mine town. (Credit: Getty Images)
Soledar is said to be under Russian control after a long battle for the salt-mine town. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Russia claims control of Soledar but Kyiv denies battle is over

Rumours have spread of Putin’s whereabouts and a possible plan to evacuate him to South America if the war ends badly. (Credit: Getty Images)
Rumours have spread of Putin’s whereabouts and a possible plan to evacuate him to South America if the war ends badly. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Air raid sirens sound in Ukraine after start of 36 hour ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a Christmas liturgy at the Transfiguration Cathedral in Saint Petersburg in 2020 (Photo: ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a Christmas liturgy at the Transfiguration Cathedral in Saint Petersburg in 2020 (Photo: ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

How does Orthodox Christmas differ from the West’s holiday?

Fire burns at a shopping mall after it was struck by a missile on July 03, 2022 in Sloviansk, Ukraine. Ukraine recently attacked Russian troops in the occupied region of Donetsk. Credit: Getty Images
Fire burns at a shopping mall after it was struck by a missile on July 03, 2022 in Sloviansk, Ukraine. Ukraine recently attacked Russian troops in the occupied region of Donetsk. Credit: Getty Images

Russia revises death toll to 89 after deadly Ukraine missile attack

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 23: Fire and rescue workers attend a building hit by a missile in central Kyiv on November 23, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The city's Mayor Vitaly Klitschko confirmed on Telegram that multiple explosions occurred across the capital today, affecting infrastructure facilities. He also reported power and water outages. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 23: Fire and rescue workers attend a building hit by a missile in central Kyiv on November 23, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The city's Mayor Vitaly Klitschko confirmed on Telegram that multiple explosions occurred across the capital today, affecting infrastructure facilities. He also reported power and water outages. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Two dead after Russia’s biggest missile strike on Ukraine in weeks

An injured man stands on a street after Russian shelling to Ukrainian city of Kherson on December 24. Credit: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images
An injured man stands on a street after Russian shelling to Ukrainian city of Kherson on December 24. Credit: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images

Ukraine war: Russian shells kill at least seven people in Kherson

Volodymyr Zelensky gives a Ukrainian flag signed by members of the Ukrainian military to U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (Getty Images)
Volodymyr Zelensky gives a Ukrainian flag signed by members of the Ukrainian military to U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (Getty Images)

Zelensky vows Ukraine ‘will never surrender’ in US speech

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to arrive in Washington to meet US President Joe Biden. Credit: Getty Images
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to arrive in Washington to meet US President Joe Biden. Credit: Getty Images

President Zelensky to meet Joe Biden in US in first foreign trip

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has been named the 2022 Time Manage Person of the Year. (Credit: Getty Images)
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has been named the 2022 Time Manage Person of the Year. (Credit: Getty Images)

Volodymyr Zelensky named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2022

Rishi Sunak has met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenksy in Kyiv (Photo: Rishi Sunak / Twitter)
Rishi Sunak has met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenksy in Kyiv (Photo: Rishi Sunak / Twitter)

Rishi Sunak visits Zelensky in Kyiv to discuss ‘global security’

A screengrab from video footage reportedly showing the damage caused by the missile strike at Przewodów
A screengrab from video footage reportedly showing the damage caused by the missile strike at Przewodów

Polish missile strike likely ‘accident’ from Ukraine air defence

Russia accused of committing ‘more than 400 war crimes’ in Kherson

TOPSHOT - A child holds a Ukranian flag as people gather in Maidan square to celebrate the liberation of Kherson, in Kyiv on November 11, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on November 11 that Kherson was "ours" after Russia announced the completion of its withdrawal from the regional capital, the only one Moscow captured in nearly nine months of fighting. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP) (Photo by GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - A child holds a Ukranian flag as people gather in Maidan square to celebrate the liberation of Kherson, in Kyiv on November 11, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on November 11 that Kherson was "ours" after Russia announced the completion of its withdrawal from the regional capital, the only one Moscow captured in nearly nine months of fighting. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP) (Photo by GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine works to stabilise Kherson after Russian forces retreat

According to reports the strategic Antonivskiy bridge across the Dnieper river has collapsed. Pictured earlier this yearr with craters caused by a Ukrainian rocket strike.
According to reports the strategic Antonivskiy bridge across the Dnieper river has collapsed. Pictured earlier this yearr with craters caused by a Ukrainian rocket strike.

How Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson could affect the war

Sean Penn won his second Oscar for Milk
Sean Penn won his second Oscar for Milk

Sean Penn Oscar: why did actor gift Ukraine’s president the award?

A Ukrainian counter offensive is expected in Kherson as the country prepares to regain the city. (Credit: Getty Images)
A Ukrainian counter offensive is expected in Kherson as the country prepares to regain the city. (Credit: Getty Images)

Russia evacuates key city of Kherson ahead of battle with Ukraine

A boy holds a toy rifle as his friends adjust a Ukrainian flag hanging from a tree by the roadside in Dubove, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)
A boy holds a toy rifle as his friends adjust a Ukrainian flag hanging from a tree by the roadside in Dubove, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Putin declares martial law for illegally annexed regions of Ukraine

A Ukrainian Emergency Ministry rescuer attends an exercise in the city of Zaporizhzhia, in case of a possible nuclear incident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The plant has run out of external power to vital safety systems on 12 October. Credit: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images
A Ukrainian Emergency Ministry rescuer attends an exercise in the city of Zaporizhzhia, in case of a possible nuclear incident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The plant has run out of external power to vital safety systems on 12 October. Credit: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses all external power

What caused Kerch Bridge explosion - and who is responsible?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky onscreen as he remotely addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City 21 September 2022 (Photo: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky onscreen as he remotely addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City 21 September 2022 (Photo: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Volodymyr Zelensky: what did Ukraine leader say about attacks on Kyiv?

At least eight people have been killed and 24 others injured in one of the Kyiv strikes (Photo: Getty Images)
At least eight people have been killed and 24 others injured in one of the Kyiv strikes (Photo: Getty Images)

At least eight dead as Russian missiles bombard Ukrainian cities

Multiple explosions rocked several Ukrainian cities early on Monday, including the captial Kyiv (Photo: Getty Images)
Multiple explosions rocked several Ukrainian cities early on Monday, including the captial Kyiv (Photo: Getty Images)

Explosions rock Ukrainian cities in apparent Russian missile strikes

Mark Hamill joins Volodymyr Zelenskyy to help fundraise for Ukraine’s military efforts (Getty Images)
Mark Hamill joins Volodymyr Zelenskyy to help fundraise for Ukraine’s military efforts (Getty Images)

Why has Mark Hamill been made ambassador of Ukraine drone project?

Election staff count votes at a polling station during the Crimean ‘referendum’ of 2014 (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Election staff count votes at a polling station during the Crimean ‘referendum’ of 2014 (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Why Putin wants Donbas to join Russia - what is a ‘sham’ referendum?

A Ukrainian soldier in the recently recaptured Kharkiv region (image: AFP/Getty Images)
A Ukrainian soldier in the recently recaptured Kharkiv region (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Russia-Ukraine war: how big are the Ukrainian and Russian armies?

Liz Truss vows to give Ukraine at least £2.3bn in military aid

Officials have confirmed that mass graves have been found nearby the recently liberated city of Izyum. (Credit: Getty Images)
Officials have confirmed that mass graves have been found nearby the recently liberated city of Izyum. (Credit: Getty Images)

‘Mass graves’ found in liberated Izyum in eastern Ukraine

Russia accused of ‘nuclear terrorism’ after blast near power plant

President of China Xi Jinping and Queen Elizabeth II attend a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in 2015 (Photo: Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool /Getty Images)
President of China Xi Jinping and Queen Elizabeth II attend a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in 2015 (Photo: Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool /Getty Images)

Will Putin and China’s president be at the Queen’s funeral?

Putin and Xi Jinping to discuss Ukraine at summit and strengthen ties