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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY

A makeshift memorial for Ukrainian soldiers who died fighting invading Russian forces and the Monument to Independence in Kyiv on Feb. 14
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2025
Ukraine can survive with the ‘least worst’ peace deal
Clearly the main issue and unfortunately it looks like Trump’s idea of ending the war fast means doing very little for the people who were actually invaded.
Tracers are seen in the night sky as Ukrainian servicemen fire at a drone during a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 23, 2025
U.S. could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources
Ukraine's continued access to SpaceX-owned Starlink was brought up in discussions between U.S. and Ukrainian officials.
Donald Trump, then the Republican presidential candidate, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at Trump Tower in New York City in September.
WORLD
Feb 23, 2025
Trump says U.S. wants return on Ukraine aid money
The comments came as Washington and Kyiv negotiate a mineral resources deal being pushed by Trump.
A truck carrying partially-refined titanium ore to a factory for further refining at a mine east of Kyiv.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 22, 2025
Ukraine promises swift deal for minerals as Trump cuts Kyiv out of peace talks
Trump said Zelenskyy had been negotiating “with no cards” and did not need to participate in all the diplomatic meetings to end the war.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (front right), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (second left) and other officials and advisers attend talks in Riyadh on Tuesday where they met to discuss ways on ending the Ukraine war.
EDITORIALS
Feb 21, 2025
America's allies get a rude awakening
U.S. allies are understandably confused and dismayed by the Trump administration’s statements and behavior.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 20, 2025
China risks becoming U.S. military’s top priority if Trump cuts a deal with Putin
U.S. and Russian officials have started talks in Saudi Arabia to negotiate an end to the three-year war, prompting deep concern in Europe and Ukraine itself.
Donald Trump, the then-Republican presidential nominee and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at Trump Tower in New York City in September. REUTERS
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2025
What is Trump’s foreign policy strategy, if there is one?
The rapid succession of policy changes and the speed at which implementation has taken place in the second Donald Trump administration has left many pundits in Tokyo dumbfounded.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives a news conference in Kyiv on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2025
Trump turns on Zelenskyy, leaving Ukraine few options amid war
Any remaining hopes seemed to fade when Trump, embracing the Kremlin’s narrative, denounced Zelenskyy as a "dictator."
A banner belonging to the "Alley of Angels" project displays images of children purportedly killed in conflict, at a demonstration of far-right groups in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 25, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2025
How a Moscow-linked exhibit tried to erode German support for Ukraine
Publicly, the exhibit’s organizers say they aren’t affiliated with any government and are driven by a desire to end the suffering.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a leader feted around the world for defying a Russian invasion, has been reduced to asking an intermediary about talks that may affect his nation’s survival.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2025
Zelenskyy excluded as U.S. discusses Ukraine's fate with Russia
The Ukrainian was reduced to asking an intermediary about talks that may affect his nation’s survival, underlining a seismic shift in U.S. diplomacy.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes British Prime Minister Keir Starmer before an informal summit of European leaders to discuss the situation in Ukraine and European security at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2025
Europe talks up more defense spending as Ukraine peacekeeper plan divides
The leaders also said they were ready to provide security guarantees to Kyiv "depending on the level of American support."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C) arrives in Saudi Arabia on Monday prior to a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco. Top U.S. and Russian diplomats will meet in Riyadh on Tuesday for talks on resetting the countries' fractured relations and making a tentative start on trying to end the conflict in Ukraine.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2025
Top Russia and U.S. officials to meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday
Meanwhile, European leaders were gathering for emergency talks on how to respond to the radical pivot by the new U.S. administration.
Russian President Vladimir Putin of Russia after a military parade on Victory Day in Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 17, 2025
EU seeks a military revival under pressure from Putin and Trump
European leaders have been charged with reviving the continent’s military power after almost 80 years in which they essentially outsourced much of their security to the U.S.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) speaks to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 61st Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 17, 2025
Ukraine, Europe will be part of 'real' peace talks with Russia, says Rubio
America's top diplomat plays down European concerns of being cut out of this week's talks between Washington and Moscow to end Russia-Ukraine war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts during the Munich Security Conference in the German city on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 16, 2025
Zelenskyy says draft U.S. minerals deal 'does not protect' Ukraine
The negotiations illustrate the pitfalls Zelenskyy faces as he seeks to win Donald Trump's backing and secure post-war security guarantees.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump meet while attending the Group of 20 summit during Trump's first term, in Osaka in June 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 16, 2025
U.S. and Russian officials to meet in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine war talks
The meeting could pave the way for a potential leaders’ summit as soon as the end of the month to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
The structure that covers the remains of the damaged reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is seen damaged on Friday.
WORLD
Feb 14, 2025
Russian drone 'struck' Chernobyl cover, but no radiation increase detected: Zelenskyy
Ukraine said Russia launched more than 100 drones across the country overnight targeting northern regions of the country where the Chernobyl power plant lies.
Donald Trump’s demand for Ukrainian resources in exchange for aid may be unseemly, but Europe should accept it as the price of keeping the U.S. engaged in Ukraine and Europe's defense.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2025
Trump’s resource grab in Ukraine is a price worth paying
Europe shouldn’t complain. This is a cost of its defense failures.
Oil pump jacks in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, on June 4, 2023
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2025
Russia braces for oil output cuts as sanctions and drones hit
The level of complexity involved in refining and selling Russian oil is said to be becoming too much, with everyone "waiting for this war to be over."
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in July 2018
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2025
In U.S. policy reversal, Trump and Putin agree to Ukraine talks
Trump's move blindsided European allies, who feared the more conciliatory American stance amounted to a giveaway to the Russian leader.
Japan must correct Trump’s false data for trade talks, says Kono
Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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