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Zelensky visits Ukraine’s east for first time since invasion

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On a journey to the Kharkiv region, where Moscow has withdrawn in recent weeks, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky paid his first visit to the country’s war-torn east since the Russian invasion. Zelensky’s office posted a video on Telegram of him wearing a bullet-proof vest and being shown heavily destroyed buildings in Kharkiv and its surroundings. … Read more

Putin pushed by France and Germany to hold peace talks with Zelensky

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Putin pushed by France and Germany to hold peace talks with Zelensky The heads of France and Germany have asked Russia’s Vladimir Putin to hold “direct [and] genuine discussions” with Ukraine’s leader, the German chancellor’s office said. Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz addressed Mr Putin by telephone for 80 minutes. The pair “demanded a quick … Read more

Putin responsible for ‘heinous war crimes’: Trudeau in Kyiv

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During a visit to Ukraine on Sunday, when he met with President Volodymyr Zelensky, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared that Russian President Vladimir Putin was accountable for “war crimes.” “It is clear that Vladimir Putin is responsible for heinous war crimes,” Trudeau said at a news conference with the Ukrainian leader. “There must be accountability,” he … Read more

Zelensky expresses gratitude to the US for its ‘support’ to Ukraine

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his gratitude to the US for “historic help to Ukraine” on Monday.

Following a meeting in Kyiv between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Zelensky’s office issued a statement.

“I would like to thank President (Joe) Biden personally and on behalf of the entire Ukrainian people for his leadership in supporting Ukraine, for his personal clear position. To thank all the American people, as well as the Congress for their bicameral and bipartisan support. We see it. We feel it.”

Zelensky also discussed strengthening US sanctions on Russia, the statement said.

“We understand what the next steps on this track should be. And we count on the support of our partners,” Zelensky said, according to the statement.

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