Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President Zelensky emphasized in his speech that Russia's unprovoked aggression reflects the evil part of the human soul that has learned nothing from history and is fighting for domination, despising life.
G7 leaders will meet by video conference on February 24, the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to discuss the ongoing conflict.
Today, February 16, is the Day of Unity in Ukraine. The event was launched by presidential decree on February 14, ten days before the full-scale Russian invasion.
Zelenskyy will sign bilateral security agreements with Germany and France on February 16 during visits to their capitals to reaffirm their long-term support for Ukraine.
Biden posted a photo with Zelenskyy and his wife on Instagram and warned that the failure to support Ukraine at this critical time would never be forgotten.
Zelenskyy announced new appointments to senior positions in the Ukrainian army. He noted that he had already signed the relevant decrees.
President Zelenskyy instructed the Prime Minister of Ukraine to meet urgently with his Polish counterpart to discuss the incident when Ukrainian grain spilled on the border and how to prevent future dangerous conflicts.
President Zelenskyy met with representatives of the Council for Support of Entrepreneurship under Martial Law to discuss preserving Ukraine's entrepreneurial potential and economic growth during the war.
President Zelenskyy leaves for the Munich Security Conference, where he will meet with partners and sign new agreements to strengthen Ukraine's security architecture.
Ukrainian troops have begun a partial retreat from the city of Avdiivka in Donetsk region. According to The Washington Post, Avdiivka is potentially the first critical test for Ukraine's new commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrsky.
President Zelenskiy signs a bill to legalize medical cannabis, which will come into effect in six months.
Russian "z-military" sources report that the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Viktor Sokolov, has been dismissed from his post. This is likely to have happened after the attack by Ukrainian unmanned boats on the large amphibious assault ship Caesar Kunikov on February 14.
According to British intelligence, the sinking of the Russian amphibious assault ship Caesar Kunikov will further reduce Russia's limited naval resources in the Black Sea and make its logistics chain vulnerable to new Ukrainian attacks.
Valeriy Zaluzhny, who was dismissed from the post of commander-in-chief, still enjoys the highest level of trust among Ukrainians. His successor, Oleksandr Syrskyi, is trusted by 40% of Ukrainians, but 35% did not know anything about him before his appointment.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to sign bilateral security agreements with Germany and France during his visits to Berlin and Paris.
French President Macron is expected to sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy during the latter's visit to Paris.
The UK will supply thousands of drones to Ukraine as part of a £200 million aid package to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia and ensure Putin's defeat.
President Zelenskyy will visit Germany and France on February 16 to meet with Chancellor Scholz and President Macron, and then address the Munich Security Conference on February 17, where he will meet with, among others, US Vice President Kamala Harris.
A World Bank report estimates the total cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine over the next ten years as a result of a full-scale Russian invasion at $486 billion.
Australia has provided an additional $32. 4 million to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities, for which President Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude.
If re-elected, Donald Trump will reportedly push Ukraine's leadership to negotiate with Russia to end the conflict.
President Zelenskiy condemned Russia's shelling of Selidove, which killed three people, including a mother and son, and vowed to respond to the attack on the Ukrainian town.
The Verkhovna Rada has denied MP Petro Poroshenko's statement that the Speaker did not sign an order for his participation in the Munich Security Conference due to an alleged threat to his life abroad, saying that no documents for Poroshenko's participation were received by the parliament.
Zelensky thanked the Armed Forces of Ukraine for destroying the Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov in Crimea and said that Ukraine would continue to clear the Black Sea of Russian terrorist facilities.
President Zelenskiy held a meeting on providing soldiers with new weapons to counter enemy reconnaissance drones and blind them, instructing the military and defense industry to create a unified system.
The Serbian Court of Appeal overturned the sentence of former SBU General Andrei Naumov, who was sentenced to one year in prison, and returned the case for retrial to the lower court in Niš.
Russians in Italy have put up propaganda posters with images of Zelenskyy and his wife to create the illusion of fatigue with the president and Ukraine.
A 15-year-old Ukrainian teenager suffered severe head injuries after he was attacked and hit in the head with an unknown object by someone who insulted him because of his nationality at a facility in the German city of Mettmann near Düsseldorf.
The President announced that units in the areas of Avdiivka, Kupyansk and Lyman would soon be reinforced with drones and electronic warfare equipment after the Chief of the General Staff and the Minister of Defense visited troops in these sectors.
President Zelensky appointed Lieutenant General Yevhen Moysiuk as Special Commissioner for Security Assurances of Ukraine to implement international security agreements and develop Ukraine's defense forces.