Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Germany's Olaf Scholz of playing into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin after the chancellor spoke by phone to the Kremlin chief for the first time in almost two years.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine would like to end the war with Russia next year through "diplomatic means", as both countries prepare for Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday opened "Pandora's box" by undermining efforts to isolate…

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (Nov 15) in their first phone call in nearly two years to pull his forces out of Ukraine and begin talks with Kyiv that would open the way for a "just and lasting pe

Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday for the first time in nearly two years as the German leader gears up for a snap election and Europe waits to hear Donald Trump's plan for ending the war in Ukraine. In a phone call that was swiftly…

Future of Ukraine-Russia conflict uncertain as Trump's return looms, with North Korea aiding Moscow against Kyiv.

During a telephone call, the chancellor also calls on Russia to show a willingness to negotiate lasting peace

The Ukrainian president also said his country "must do everything" to ensure the war ends next year.

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday (Nov 16) he would like to end the war with Russia next year through "diplomatic means". He spoke a day after saying he expected the conflict to end sooner than it would otherwise have done, once United States President-elect Donald Trump takes

As Ukraine and Russia prepare for Donald Trump's return to the White House next year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said Russia's war against his country must end by diplomatic means. 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin in what appeared to be the first conversation with the sitting leader of a major Western power in nearly two years.

Russian air defenses downed a series of Ukrainian drones in the Kursk region on Friday along with other regions along the border. This comes as Russia increases the intensity of its drone attacks on Ukraine, which experts say could be part of Moscow's strategy to attack energy infrastructure during the winter. Meanwhile Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia's war against his country will "end sooner" than it otherwise would have done, once Donald Trump becomes US president. Analysis by FRANCE 24 Chief international affairs editor Rob Parsons.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the war with Russia will 'end sooner' now that Trump is to become US president.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has slammed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for having a phone call with Vladimir Putin, saying it has opened a “Pandora’s box.”