Ukrainian President

U.S. officials believe President Vladimir Putin is attempting to install his own regime in Ukraine. Ukrainians wait at the Slovak-Ukrainian border crossing in ...

The assessment came amid signs that Russia has struggled to move on the capital, Kyiv, as outgunned Ukrainian forces dig in and put up a fight. Russian forces have blocked Kyiv’s access from the West with paratroopers and assault teams, according to a spokesman with Russia’s defense ministry. “Defend yourselves the way we defend ourselves.” They have to fight and have to protect their home.” Lucky for Nézet-Séguin that the programs are all music that has long been familiar to him, as are many of the musicians he’ll be working with. The resolution’s failure paves the way for backers to call for a swift vote on a similar measure in the U.N. General Assembly. There are no vetoes in the 193-member assembly. We just hope it going to be end soon and everything is going to be all right.” … I hope it’s going to end soon and it’s going to be peace in both countries. It came as a military battle ensued for control of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. And the Russian leader seems to have misjudged the level of resistance his army will meet from civilian volunteers. A Russian man apologized to the crowd. Ukraine nonetheless remains “ready to discuss a cease-fire and peace,” said Zelensky spokesman Sergii Nikiforov.

We are here. We are in Kyiv. We are defending Ukraine,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in the video.

The new video came after Zelenskyy had vowed not to leave Kyiv, even as the bombing intensified. President Joe Biden also held a secure call with Zelenskyy Friday, the Associated Press reported. Earlier this week, NBC News reported that the Biden administration had discussed potential plans with the Ukrainian government to relocate Zelenskyy to Lviv, near the Polish border, in the event of an invasion in Kyiv. However, Russia attacked three military facilities in the Lviv region Thursday morning, according to CNN. After 8 p.m. local time Friday, a large boom was heard in central Kyiv, according to the Associated Press. The Washington Post’ s reporters also heard gunfire and blasts in the city of nearly 3 million around that time. “We are here. We are in Kyiv. We are defending Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said in the video, where he can be seen with other officials in the city’s government district, according to the Financial Times Moscow bureau chief Max Seddon. “We’re defending our independence and our country, and that’s how it’ll be.”

A defiant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged European countries to do more to help as he urged his citizens to halt Russia's invasion.

Tens of thousands are believed to have fled from the major cities. Later in the day, the United States also said it would take similar action against both men. As I ask her what she thinks of President Putin's attack on her country, an even louder blast pierces the air. We see the faces of young men, understandably anxious. They've got a flat tyre at the worst possible time. "The columns of tanks and the air strikes are very similar to what Europe saw a long time ago, during WW2 - something about which it said 'never again'," he said. Mr Zelensky has been seeking talks with Vladimir Putin since before the invasion began. You are all that we have. You are all that is protecting our state." "But here it is, again. As we head out on to the streets of Kyiv, we find men in trainers and jeans with rifles slung across their backs - manning checkpoints, or hidden in the trees on the side of the road behind anti-tank weapons. The UK's Chief of Defence Intelligence, Sir Jim Hockenhull, said that Russian forces continue to advance towards the capital - but that Ukrainian Armed Forces "continue to offer strong resistance, focusing on the defence of key cities".

Russian forces on Friday have entered the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv as U.S. intelligence officials warn that the city could fall within days.

We responded in agreement to the proposal of the President of the Russian Federation,” Sergii Nykyforov, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian president, wrote in a post. However, doing so is harder with Russian troops fighting in the country, officials on the call told Axios. Russia is continuing to advance into three major areas of Ukraine since beginning an assault on the country early Thursday morning, local time. “The Administration will continue to closely coordinate with our European allies and partners to assess on-the-ground needs, and remain in close touch with Congress as these needs evolve.” All 30 members of NATO must agree to activate the force, which they did on Thursday. A congressional leadership aide told The Hill that lawmakers are eyeing attaching a Ukraine assistance package and additional coronavirus relief to the omnibus appropriations bill. “They represent a flexible, combat credible force that can be employed in multiple ways and we are utilizing fully their inherent agility,” Wolters said. Explosions could be heard early Saturday morning in the capital, according to media outlets that shared verified footage of the fire. But the morning will come.” “I have to refute the claims that we have refused to negotiate. We all have to understand what we are going to face. Several more bright flashes can be seen in the video, which The Post noted was verified first by Storyful.

Old photographs of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wearing military garb have been shared on social media, with users wrongly claiming that it shows ...

He is a true leader” ( here). “Ukraine’s President is on the front lines fighting for his people. As reported ( here) and ( here), the images were taken on Dec. 6, 2021, and show the president meeting with service members in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine aims to overthrow the leadership in Kyiv, but President Volodymyr Zelensky remains defiant.