(TNS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a plea to press on with support for his war effort 11 days before the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has pledged a swift end to the fighting.

The Ukrainian president forcefully pushed back when podcast host Lex Fridman seemed to suggest his country should “forgive” Putin.

Ukraine's leader says partners sending ground troops would help "force Russia into peace," as America's European allies ponder Trump's next move.

The future special representative of the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Ukraine and russia, Keith Kellogg, said that within 100 days after the

Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelenskyy joined Lex Fridman for a three-hour conversation this past weekend, discussing history, a cease-fire, incoming President Trump, Elon Musk and more.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “strong and unpredictable” and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The question of whether the Ramstein format will continue is not being raised. The next meeting has been announced for February, according to a comment from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Ukrainian journalists following the Ramstein meeting.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U_S_ Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting in Germany to press the incoming Trump administration to not give up on Kyiv’s fight, warning that to cease military support now “will only invite more aggression,

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin react during the opening of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Jan. 9, 2025. (Daniel Roland/AFP/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/TNS)

A ceasefire that leaves Ukraine unprotected would only provide a pause before a wider war. Washington and Kyiv must agree viable security guarantees before any negotiations with Putin begin.