Ukraine-Russia War

No. 21: Volodymyr Zelensky: The Jewish president who became the face of Ukraine’s resistance

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February 2022 invasion, an estimated 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died, at least 16,874 Ukrainian civilians have been killed.

Ukranian President Zelensky meets with The Jerusalem Post's Amichai Stein, March 16, 2026.
Food packages prepared by JRNU to be delivered to Jews in Ukraine affected by the war with Russia.

Empty shelves, shattered warehouses: Ukraine's Jews prepare for fifth Rosh Hashanah at war

The Russian flag flies on the dome of the Kremlin Senate building behind Spasskaya Tower, in central Moscow, Russia, May 4, 2023.

Russia says it detained a man who spied on British diplomats in Moscow for Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov and Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev attend a meeting with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, September 5, 2026.

Russia says it hopes US-mediated talks with Ukraine will resume soon


Zelensky aims to get ballistic missile defenses, strategic cooperation during meeting with Trump

"Our number-one priority is anti-ballistic defense and strategic cooperation with America. Peace needs to be brought closer," Zelensky stated on an X post.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky arriving to the US.

All 100 US senators invited to meet Volodymyr Zelensky during Lindsey Graham funeral

One of the aides said the Senate was also expected to begin voting during Zelensky's visit on a bill to impose sanctions on Russia that was championed by Graham.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures as he is welcomed by British Prime Minister Andy Burnham (not pictured) to the UK on July 27, 2026 in Portsmouth, England.

Ukraine seeking prototype of European anti-ballistic missile defense system by mid-2027

Davyd Aloian, who oversees the Freyja project, said that an international steering committee tasked with estimating the research and development costs was due to convene for the first time soon.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media as he arrives to attend an informal European leaders' summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, April 23, 2026; illustrative.

Russia seeks additional 30,000 North Korean soldiers to fight in Ukraine, Zelensky claims

Ukrainian President Zelensky also said that Russia was teaching North Korea "how to wage war, improve its weapons, and gain real combat experience."

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the opening ceremony of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations honouring North Korean troops killed while fighting for Russia in the war against Ukraine, in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 26, 2026.

How Russia helped build Iran into a strategic partner against the West - analysis

Iran helped Moscow by supplying it with Shahed drones. Used in the thousands to terrorize Ukrainians, the Iranian drones have not helped Russia win the war.

A man on a platform applies a fresh coat of paint to the landmark anti-US mural drawn on the wall of a building on Karim Khan Zand Avenue in Tehran, April 8, 2025

Iranian ship struck by Ukraine contained drone, missile components, Kyiv's Israel envoy reveals

"Zelensky has attacked an Iranian commercial vessel, killing a sailor. A blatant UN Charter violation done at Israel's behest to drag Europe into its war," Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi claimed.

Navy ships of Iran and Azerbaijan move during an exercise between Iran and Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea, Iran, in this picture obtained on November 4, 2024

Russia assisting Iran's Islamic regime, Zelensky says after Ukrainian attack on ship

The Ukrainian President said Russian satellite surveillance is being given to Iranian authorities with a clear correlation between the intel and subsequent Iranian strikes in Gulf states.

Members of Russian and Iranian delegations attend a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025

US, Ukraine pushing to bring Russia back to negotiating table, hopeful for partial ceasefire

Ukrainian officials believe that Russia is unlikely to end the war full stop and think that a partial ceasefire, which has been floated before, seems like the most realistic option.

US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

UN human rights chief Volker Turk faces pushback in bid for second term

Turk, a lawyer who has worked for the United Nations for decades in major offices such as Geneva and field locations including Kosovo, ends his first four-year term in October.

FILE PHOTO: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, in Mexico City, Mexico April 22, 2026.

Kremlin warns against optimism on peace after Rubio, Lavrov meet in Manila

Rubio said that it was a challenge to find an "end that both sides can accept," but that the US is "prepared to play that role in a positive way."

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, on July 23, 2026.