Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy was born to Jewish parents on 25 January 1978 in Kryvyi Rih, then in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. [29] [30] [31] His father, Oleksandr Zelenskyy, is a professor and computer scientist and the head of the Department of Cybernetics and Computing Hardware at the Kryvyi Rih State University of Economics and Technology; his mother, Rymma Zelenska, is a ...

Mar 24, 2024 · In his evening statement on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was visibly angry that his country was being blamed. He described the Russian president and others in Moscow as "scum"...

Jul 30, 2023 · Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned war is coming back to Russia after a drone attack on the capital Moscow. Mr Zelensky said attacks on Russian territory were an "inevitable,...

Jan 18, 2025 · Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s initial “peace formula” demanded Russia’s full withdrawal from all occupied territories, but he later softened his position as Moscow continued to make gains, and he is no longer making that retreat a condition for talks.

1 day ago · Trump last week threatened Moscow with a new tranche of sanctions, saying that Zelenskyy was ready to negotiate a “deal” to end the war that has been grinding on for almost three years.

2 days ago · Moscow has told the Australian government that one of its citizens is alive after being captured while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. ... Zelenskyy also stated that Putin could have been ...

Jan 11, 2024 · TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday ruled out a cease-fire as his country fights off the Russian invasion, saying the Kremlin’s forces would use the...

Aug 1, 2023 · A day after Volodymyr Zelensky said war was “returning to Russia” with an attempted drone strike on Moscow, the Kremlin launched a deadly airstrike against the Ukrainian president’s hometown of...

Sep 27, 2024 · Zelenskyy’s blueprint for Ukraine’s victory is believed to be a five-point plan. In an interview with ABC News, the Ukrainian president described the plan as a “bridge” towards a strong enough...

Nov 27, 2024 · Zelenskyy said that attack caused "damage to our critical infrastructure" and urged foreign partners to do more to curtail Moscow's use of foreign components in its drones and missiles.