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TopicVolodymyr Zelenskyy

Topic: Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Starmer’s ‘Love Actually’ moment with Trump may never come

Despite Starmer’s appeal for a ‘pragmatic, sensible’ approach, his strategy for handling Trump is being tested to breaking point by the US’s aggressive stance on Greenland.

Precise & proven: The Tomahawk, America’s prized missile wanted by Kyiv & feared by Kremlin

After initially showing interest in supplying the long-range missile to Ukraine, Trump appeared hesitant following his meeting with Zelenskyy, a day after his phone call with Putin.

US, EU pivot attention to China’s backing of Russia in Ukraine war. India not the focus of ire, for now

Trump posted on Truth Social that China ‘has a strong grip over Russia’, while Zelenskyy highlighted need to ‘influence’ Beijing to leverage its ties with Moscow to bring an end to the war.

Zelenskyy calls for ‘strong response’ against Russia’s trading partners, emphasises China’s role

At YES Annual Meeting, Ukrainian President outlined the steps he sees to end the war with Russia, which includes application of stronger economic sanctions on Russia.

Trump begins arranging Zelenskyy-Putin meet, commits to coordinating security guarantees for Ukraine

Zelenskyy & a number of European leaders made a beeline to Washington Monday following the Alaska Summit hosted by Trump with Putin on 15 August.

18 August 2025: Zelenskyy heads to Washington as Trump presses for Russia deal & other news of the day

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from around the world.

‘Dialogue & diplomacy’ only way forward, says MEA as it welcomes Trump-Putin’s Alaska summit

After Trump-Putin talks, no deal on Russia-Ukraine war yet. Indian Ministry of External Affairs reiterates long-held position that only dialogue & diplomacy can end the war.

Ukraine’s Op Spider’s Web shows novel drone tactics, offers lessons for India’s modern warfare

The overall effect of Op Spider’s Web was enhanced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's televised address. It was a masterclass in strategic communication.

How global & Russian media reported on Ukraine’s Op Spiderweb, drone strikes on Russia’s key airbases

International media highlights Ukraine’s major blow to Russia’s aerial cruise missile strike capability, with footage of airfields in flames and drones reportedly hitting multiple planes.

Inside Op Spiderweb, Zelenskyy’s 117-drone blitzkrieg against Russia that was in the works for 18 months

Russia acknowledged that 'several aircraft caught fire' following Ukraine's attacks on its air bases in Murmansk & Irkutsk, in the Russian Arctic and eastern Siberia.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.