Volodymyr Zelenskyy

November 9, 2025 | |

Ukrainian Power Outages Follow ‘Massive’ Russian Attack on Electric Grid

Ukrainian Power Outages Follow ‘Massive’ Russian Attack on Electric Grid Latest Developments ‘Zero’ Generating Capacity: Russia launched what was described as the “most massive strike”...

October 22, 2025 | |

‘Russia Does Not Feel Enough Pressure’: Ukraine Bombarded Over 2 Deadly Nights as Trump Sours on Meeting With Putin

Kindergarten Hit in Kharkiv: Russia launched drone and missile strikes targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure in Kyiv and other cities on the night of October 21-22, killing...

October 22, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Letter to the POTUS

Careful, Sir, Putin wants to out-negotiate you like Stalin out-negotiated Roosevelt  

October 21, 2025 | Peter Doran, Dmitriy Shapiro

Saving lives in Ukraine will require Trump to play the strong cards at his disposal

President Donald Trump’s mission to stop the killing in Ukraine has hit a wall. His strategy to let both Moscow and Kyiv “claim victory” and halt the fighting is missing the agreement of one man: Vladimir...

October 18, 2025 | |

Meeting Zelenskyy, Trump Signals Reluctance on Sending Cruise Missiles to Ukraine

Trump Cautious on  Tomahawks: U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on October 17, where the leaders discussed the possibility...

October 15, 2025 | Keti Korkiya, John Hardie

Ukraine Alleges China Provides Satellite Imagery To Support Russian Strikes

Ukraine accused China of taking its support for Russia’s illegal invasion to new heights — specifically, hundreds of miles above the Earth. On October 4, an official from Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence...

October 14, 2025 | |

Trump and Zelenskyy Expected To Discuss Air Defense and Long-Range Missiles at Upcoming White House Meeting

Zelenskyy Returning to White House: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the United States on October 17 for his third meeting with President Donald Trump at the White...

October 7, 2025 | |

‘Glorious Day of Success’: Hamas Marks October 7 Massacre Anniversary With Rocket Attack on Israeli Community

Israel Under Attack Two Years After October 7: Terrorists in Gaza launched a rocket against the southern Israeli community of Netiv Ha’Asara as residents mourned 17 of their neighbors...

October 6, 2025 | |

‘Zero Real Reaction’: Zelenskyy Frustrated Over Western Response to Russian Attacks on Ukraine

Russia Targeting Civilian Infrastructure: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed frustration with the lack of world reaction to Russia’s latest bombardment over the...

October 2, 2025 | John Hardie |

Trump will help Ukraine hit Putin where it hurts — to finally end his bloody war

President Donald Trump — after repeatedly warning the Kremlin that his patience was wearing thin over its continuing invasion of Ukraine — has begun to match words with action. As Moscow continues...

September 29, 2025 | |

Zelenskyy Proposes Joint Air Defense Shield After Russian Incursions Into NATO Airspace

‘Fully Reliable Shield’: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed building a joint air defense network with Ukraine’s European allies amidst Russian incursions into...

September 25, 2025 | |

‘He’s Not Messing Around’: Trump Signals NATO Could Shoot Down Russian Aircraft as Aerial Incursions Continue

‘Yes, I Do’: President Donald Trump answered in the affirmative when asked whether he supports NATO shooting down Russian aircraft that fly into the airspace of the alliance’s...

September 17, 2025 | |

U.S. Approves First Shipment of Weapons to Ukraine Under New Mechanism in Concert With Allies

Up to 2 Packages Approved: The Trump administration approved a package of military aid for Ukraine under a new mechanism for the first time, which will see European allies purchase...

September 14, 2025 | |

‘Stop Buying Russian Oil’: Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Refinery as Trump Puts Pressure on NATO to End Oil Purchases

Fire at Major Russian Refinery: Ukrainian military officials claimed that their drones successfully targeted the Kirishi oil refinery on September 14, one of Russia’s largest...

September 8, 2025 | |

Russia Dismisses U.S. Threat of Further Sanctions Following Deadly Barrage Against Ukrainian Cities

Russia Defiant Against Latest Trump Threat: Russia’s top spokesman said on September 8 that the prospect of further sanctions from the United States and its allies would have...

September 4, 2025 | John Hardie |

Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September

Welcome back to the Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines of very positive, positive, neutral, negative, or very negative for the areas they watch. ...

August 28, 2025 | |

‘Kremlin Will Stop at Nothing to Terrorize Ukraine’: Russia Defies Trump’s Peace Process With Massive Overnight Barrage in Kyiv

Attacks Killed Ukrainian Civilians: Russia struck Ukraine with one of its largest missile and drone barrages since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russia bombarded Kyiv...

August 25, 2025 | Richard Goldberg, John Hardie

Oil holds the key to Ukraine war’s end — if Trump plays hardball

President Donald Trump wants to stop the killing in Ukraine, but Russia’s foot-dragging is making it abundantly clear that he’ll need to apply far more pressure before any serious negotiations...

August 21, 2025 | |

Russia Launches Hundreds of Drones, Missiles on Ukraine as It Backpedals on Negotiations

Russia Barrages Western Ukraine: Russia launched one of its heaviest drone and missile barrages against Ukraine on the night of August 21 as the United States and European allies...

August 20, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Northern exposure

The Alaska summit revealed Putin’s neo-Soviet goals