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Volodymyr Zelensky

Orlando Bloom shared his meeting with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zalenskyy on his Instagram account (Credit: Orlando Bloom - Instagram)

Orlando Bloom meets with President Zelensky amid Russian conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose during their meeting in Beijing, on February 4, 2022. (Photo by Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik / AFP) (Photo by ALEXEI DRUZHININ/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose during their meeting in Beijing, on February 4, 2022. (Photo by Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik / AFP) (Photo by ALEXEI DRUZHININ/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

What will Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to Russia mean for Ukraine?

Russian president Vladimir Putin speaks to China's president Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) leaders' summit in Samarkand last September. Picture: SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images
Russian president Vladimir Putin speaks to China's president Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) leaders' summit in Samarkand last September. Picture: SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images

Chinese leader Xi Jinping to make state visit to Moscow

Crowds during a United With Ukraine: vigil, to mark one year of war in Ukraine, at Trafalgar Square, London. Picture date: Thursday February 23, 2023.
Crowds during a United With Ukraine: vigil, to mark one year of war in Ukraine, at Trafalgar Square, London. Picture date: Thursday February 23, 2023.

China calls for ceasefire and peace talks between Russia and Ukraine

A Ukrainian soldier flashes a V-for-victory sign during the defence of Kyiv in March last year (Picture: Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images)
A Ukrainian soldier flashes a V-for-victory sign during the defence of Kyiv in March last year (Picture: Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images)

Horrific prospect of Putin victory should galvanise support for Ukraine in West

US President Joe Biden (R) is greeted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) during a surprise visit to Kyiv.
US President Joe Biden (R) is greeted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) during a surprise visit to Kyiv.

US president Joe Biden makes surprise visit to Kyiv

Joe Biden walks next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he arrives for a visit in Kyiv on February 20, 2023. Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images
Joe Biden walks next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he arrives for a visit in Kyiv on February 20, 2023. Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images

11 pictures of President Biden meeting Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv visit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a V-for-Victory sign following his address to MPs and Lords in Westminster Hall (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a V-for-Victory sign following his address to MPs and Lords in Westminster Hall (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Zelensky should get his planes and whatever else he needs to defeat Putin

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

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanks Britain in speech to Parliament

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a V-for-Victory sign, in the style of Winston Churchill, after addressing politicians in Westminster Hall (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a V-for-Victory sign, in the style of Winston Churchill, after addressing politicians in Westminster Hall (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Zelensky’s speech to parliament was historic and UK is united in its support

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will address the House of Commons. Picture: AFP via Getty Images
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will address the House of Commons. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

When is Volodymyr Zelensky addressing the UK Parliament? What time is PMQs?

Rishi Sunak Hosts the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Rishi Sunak Hosts the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy

President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet King and address parliament on visit to UK

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the 24th EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv last week.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the 24th EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv last week.

President Zelensky to visit Brussels to meet European leaders

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky (centre), European Council president Charles Michel (left) and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (right) give a joint press conference during an EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv. Picture: Sergei SupinskyAFP via Getty Images
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky (centre), European Council president Charles Michel (left) and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (right) give a joint press conference during an EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv. Picture: Sergei SupinskyAFP via Getty Images

EU prepares more Russia sanctions as one-year anniversary of war looms

Workers attempt to make safe a residential building partially destroyed by shelling on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine (Picture: Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images)
Workers attempt to make safe a residential building partially destroyed by shelling on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine (Picture: Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine needs peace talks, not warlike rhetoric from the West – Kenny MacAskill

If his lips are moving, Vladimir Putin is probably lying (Picture: Alexey Nikolsky/AFP via Getty Images)
If his lips are moving, Vladimir Putin is probably lying (Picture: Alexey Nikolsky/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin is the world's biggest liar. Johnson doesn't even come close

Boris Johnson in Kyiv with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky shortly before the invasion
Boris Johnson in Kyiv with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky shortly before the invasion

Boris Johnson: Putin threatened to kill me with a missile

Handout photo issued by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office of former prime minister Boris Johnson meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv during a surprise visit to Ukraine. Issue date: Sunday January 22, 2023.
Handout photo issued by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office of former prime minister Boris Johnson meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv during a surprise visit to Ukraine. Issue date: Sunday January 22, 2023.

Zelensky dismisses Putin as a ‘nobody’ but hails ‘special bond’ with Johnson

A Challenger II Main Battle Tank will be sent to Ukraine along with German Leopard 2 battle tanks to bolster Kyiv's forces in their fight against Russia.
A Challenger II Main Battle Tank will be sent to Ukraine along with German Leopard 2 battle tanks to bolster Kyiv's forces in their fight against Russia.

Why did Germany take so long in sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to crack down on corruption.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to crack down on corruption.

Ukrainian government aide leaves amid anti-corruption reshuffle

Boris Johnson has said Vladimir Putin will not use nuclear weapons, comparing the Russian president to “the fat boy in Dickens” who wants to “make our flesh creep” with hollow threats.
Boris Johnson has said Vladimir Putin will not use nuclear weapons, comparing the Russian president to “the fat boy in Dickens” who wants to “make our flesh creep” with hollow threats.

Putin ‘wants to make our flesh creep’ but will not use nuclear weapons – Johnson

Wreckage from a crashed Ukrainian helicopter lies next to a kindergarten in Brovary, outside the capital Kyiv (Picture: Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images)
Wreckage from a crashed Ukrainian helicopter lies next to a kindergarten in Brovary, outside the capital Kyiv (Picture: Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine tragedy yet another reason to back Kyiv to the hilt – Scotsman comment

A military stands at the site where a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten outside the capital Kyiv, killing Sixteen people, including two children and Ukrainian interior minister, on January 18, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
A military stands at the site where a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten outside the capital Kyiv, killing Sixteen people, including two children and Ukrainian interior minister, on January 18, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Children among dead as death toll rises after helicopter crash near Kyiv

Rishi Sunak (Pic: Carl Court/Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak (Pic: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak pledges tanks to Ukraine to ‘push back Russian troops’

Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, pictured here in 2016 in Lille, France, is among those sanctioned.
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, pictured here in 2016 in Lille, France, is among those sanctioned.

More than 100 cultural figures sanctioned by Ukraine

The ceasefire status between Russia and Ukraine is uncertain. Picture: AFP via Getty Images
The ceasefire status between Russia and Ukraine is uncertain. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Putin-ordered truce uncertain as Ukraine reject ceasefire

Russian president Vladimir Putin speaks on the phone. Picture: Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
Russian president Vladimir Putin speaks on the phone. Picture: Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

Vladimir Putin orders 36-hour weekend ceasefire in Ukraine

A Ukrainian serviceman prepares to fire with a CAESAR self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday.
A Ukrainian serviceman prepares to fire with a CAESAR self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday.

120 Russian missiles fired at Ukrainian infrastructure in night of bombardment

Ukrainian soldiers watch a drone feed from an underground command center in Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. Picture: AP Photo/Libkos
Ukrainian soldiers watch a drone feed from an underground command center in Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. Picture: AP Photo/Libkos

Russia shoots down Ukrainian drone near its Engels airbase

A man sits outside his destroyed building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on February 24, 2022
A man sits outside his destroyed building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on February 24, 2022

Scotsman's review of the year: War in Europe, sport controversy and Oscars slap

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky presents a medal from a Ukrainian soldier to U.S. President Joe Biden during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky presents a medal from a Ukrainian soldier to U.S. President Joe Biden during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House

Volodymyr Zelensky thanks ‘every American’ in speech to US Congress

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a bilateral meeting with Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (not pictured) at the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) countries leaders' meeting in Riga, Latvia. Picture: Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a bilateral meeting with Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (not pictured) at the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) countries leaders' meeting in Riga, Latvia. Picture: Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP

Sunak urges allies on Baltic trip to stand firm on Ukraine support

A woman walks past a destroyed armoured personal carrier in the liberated village of Petropavlivka near Kupiansk, Kharkiv region on December 15, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP) (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images)
A woman walks past a destroyed armoured personal carrier in the liberated village of Petropavlivka near Kupiansk, Kharkiv region on December 15, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP) (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia launches ‘major missile attack’ on Ukrainian energy facilities

Rescuers and police experts examine remains of a drone following a strike on an administrative building in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
Rescuers and police experts examine remains of a drone following a strike on an administrative building in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

Ukraine explosions: Russian drone strikes damage five buildings in Kyiv

A man pushes his bike on a snow-covered street next to destroyed residential buildings in Borodyanka, near Kyiv, earlier this month (Picture: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)
A man pushes his bike on a snow-covered street next to destroyed residential buildings in Borodyanka, near Kyiv, earlier this month (Picture: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

As casualties mount, Ukraine needs a winter peace drive – Kenny MacAskill

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky posing for a selfie picture with a Ukrainian soldier as he visits the Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Picture: Stringer/Ukrainian Presidential Press Ser/AFP via Getty Images
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky posing for a selfie picture with a Ukrainian soldier as he visits the Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Picture: Stringer/Ukrainian Presidential Press Ser/AFP via Getty Images

Drone strikes hit Russian targets as Volodymyr Zelensky travels east

Citizens shelter in the Metro as Russia launches another missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian officials expect a new wave of Russian bombing this week, with previous rounds targeting critical infrastructure and causing massive water and power cuts, including in the capital.
Citizens shelter in the Metro as Russia launches another missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian officials expect a new wave of Russian bombing this week, with previous rounds targeting critical infrastructure and causing massive water and power cuts, including in the capital.

Explosions remain unexplained at two Russia airbases

Members of the public are seen in the snow in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian officials expect a new wave of Russian bombing this week, with previous rounds targeting critical infrastructure and causing massive water and power cuts, including in the capital Kyiv.
Members of the public are seen in the snow in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian officials expect a new wave of Russian bombing this week, with previous rounds targeting critical infrastructure and causing massive water and power cuts, including in the capital Kyiv.

Fighting in Ukraine running at ‘reduced tempo’, US intelligence claims

Foreign secretary James Cleverly met with Volodmyr Zelensky in Kyiv.
Foreign secretary James Cleverly met with Volodmyr Zelensky in Kyiv.

War in Ukraine: Britain will support Ukraine ‘with action – not just words’

Rishi Sunak meets Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Picture: Twitter
Rishi Sunak meets Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Picture: Twitter

Sunak meets Zelensky during first visit to Ukraine

Relatives of Russian serviceman Nikita Avrov, 20, who was killed in Ukraine in March, at his funeral service in the town of Luga (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)
Relatives of Russian serviceman Nikita Avrov, 20, who was killed in Ukraine in March, at his funeral service in the town of Luga (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Kenny MacAskill: Seminal WWI novel reminds us not to cheer Russian deaths

Rescue workers at the scene of a missile strike in the Pechers district in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Rescue workers at the scene of a missile strike in the Pechers district in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Russian missiles ‘hit farm in Poland killing two’

Prime minister Rishi Sunak at a session during the G20 Summit .
Prime minister Rishi Sunak at a session during the G20 Summit .

G20: Declaration will see 'most' countries condemn war in Ukraine, as Kyiv hit

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky gives a speech to the media in Kherson. Picture: AP Photo/Bernat Armangue
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky gives a speech to the media in Kherson. Picture: AP Photo/Bernat Armangue

Zelensky visits Kherson in person after Ukraine city liberated

A woman hugs a Ukrainian officer as they celebrate the recapture of Kherson from Russian forces. Picture: AP
A woman hugs a Ukrainian officer as they celebrate the recapture of Kherson from Russian forces. Picture: AP

Russia could send for further ‘cannon fodder’ after Kherson loss: Wallace

People with Ukrainian flags walk towards Russian army trucks during a rally against the Russian occupation in Kherson. Picture: AP Photo
People with Ukrainian flags walk towards Russian army trucks during a rally against the Russian occupation in Kherson. Picture: AP Photo

Russia says latest retreat in Ukraine is complete

Ukranian men talk to journalists after they managed to flee from the Russian occupied territory of Kherson, earlier this month.
Ukranian men talk to journalists after they managed to flee from the Russian occupied territory of Kherson, earlier this month.

Ukraine is moving 'very carefully' around Kherson after Russian withdrawal

Local residents walk on a street in Stepnohirsk on the east bank of the Dnipro River, south of Zaporizhzhia, on November 9, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
Local residents walk on a street in Stepnohirsk on the east bank of the Dnipro River, south of Zaporizhzhia, on November 9, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)

200,000 soldiers killed or wounded in Ukraine war, says US general

Ukrainian military personnel take part in a training exercise at a facility on November 09, 2022 in southeast England (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Ukrainian military personnel take part in a training exercise at a facility on November 09, 2022 in southeast England (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Ukraine: Humiliation for Putin as troops ordered out of Kherson

A Ukranian woman sits in a car with her family after they managed to flee from the Russian occupied territory of Kherson at the weekend.
A Ukranian woman sits in a car with her family after they managed to flee from the Russian occupied territory of Kherson at the weekend.

Russia insists situation in Kherson is ‘stable’

Russia continues to target civilians in Donetsk (Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)
Russia continues to target civilians in Donetsk (Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

Russia’s looks to crush opposition in Donetsk

Workers repair power lines cut by shelling in the town of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, which was formerly occupied by Russian forces.
Workers repair power lines cut by shelling in the town of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, which was formerly occupied by Russian forces.

Kyiv cafe worker on millions being left without power

Emergency service personnel attend to the site of a blast in Kyiv.
Emergency service personnel attend to the site of a blast in Kyiv.

Ukrainian woman returning from Scotland to Kyiv, just as attacks began

The Independence Square in Kyiv during a rolling blackout of parts of districts of the Ukrainian capital following rocket attacks to critical infrastructures.
The Independence Square in Kyiv during a rolling blackout of parts of districts of the Ukrainian capital following rocket attacks to critical infrastructures.

Ukrainian refugees told not to return home until spring

Kyiv residents pass the time in an underground metro station during an air raid alarm. Increased air alarms are becoming more commonplace with the recent drone strikes hitting the capital city.
Kyiv residents pass the time in an underground metro station during an air raid alarm. Increased air alarms are becoming more commonplace with the recent drone strikes hitting the capital city.

Iranian military personnel ‘on the ground’ in Ukraine

St Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine. Recent Russian attacks around Kyiv and across Ukraine have targeted power plants, killing civilians and employees of the key infrastructure.
St Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine. Recent Russian attacks around Kyiv and across Ukraine have targeted power plants, killing civilians and employees of the key infrastructure.

Russia to increase targeting of Ukraine infrastructure

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