Ukraine warns that Moscow is using the risk of nuclear disaster as a tool of coercion after a Russian air attack cut power to more than 1 million Kyiv residents and impacted substations carrying power from atomic plants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/world/politics/russian-attack-kyiv-nuclear-facilities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #kyiv #volodymyrzelenskyy #donaldtrump #vladimirputin

In the wake of a damaging corruption scandal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is increasingly reaching out to potential political rivals as the prospect of an election becomes more likely. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/17/world/politics/zelenskyy-political-challengers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #volodymyrzelenskyy #us #russia #russiaukrainewar

More than 1,000 apartment buildings in Kyiv are still without heating following a ‌missile strike that left virtually the entire city without power and heating amid a sharp cold snap on Friday, local authorities said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/world/kyiv-heating-russian-strike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #kyiv #volodymyrzelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wanted a new meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump as their officials revisited the two most problematic issues in talks aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/08/world/zelenskyy-trump-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #russiaukrainewar #defense #volodymyrzelenskyy

The U.S. backed a broad coalition of Ukraine allies, promising security guarantees to support the country if Russia attacks again. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/world/politics/us-security-ukraine-summit-paris/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #stevewitkoff #jaredkushner #us #donaldtrump #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov as his top adviser on Friday and proposed a drone and digitalization specialist as defense minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/03/world/politics/zelenskyy-ukraine-presidential-shakeup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #volodymyrzelenskyy #corruption

Off the battlefield, Russia and Ukraine are trying to influence Donald Trump’s perception of the conflict as they look to negotiate a peace settlement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/02/world/russia-ukraine-trump-view/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #us #russiaukrainewar #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of targeting civilians over New Year’s Day, even as intensive peace talks overseen by U.S. President Donald Trump continued. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/02/world/politics/ukraine-russia-civilian-attacks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us #donaldtrump

Given the Trump administration’s recent statements and policy pronouncements, European leaders no longer have any excuse for failing to map out their own long-term security strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/30/world/decision-time-for-europe-on-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #volodymyrzelenskyy #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #europe #eu #nato #us #donaldtrump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that Kyiv was discussing with Washington a possible presence of U.S. troops in Ukraine as part of security guarantees. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/31/world/politics/zelenskyy-trump-us-troops-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #volodymyrzelenskyy #vladimirputin #us #donaldtrump #usmilitary

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U.S. President Donald Trump said he made "a lot of progress” in talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over a possible peace deal, but that there’s no set timeline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/world/trump-zelenskyy-no-breakthrough/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ukraine #russia #us #eu #russiaukrainewar #volodymyrzelenskyy #donaldtrump #vladimirputin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy consulted with allies on Saturday and won renewed expressions of support ahead of a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/28/world/ukraine-zelenskyy-trump-allies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ukraine #canada #russia #us #eu #russiaukrainewar #volodymyrzelenskyy #donaldtrump #markcarney #vladimirputin

Russia has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is due to meet U.S. President Donald Trump this weekend, of seeking to "torpedo" a U.S.-brokered plan to stop the fighting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/27/world/russia-accuse-ukraine-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine #volodymyrzelenskyy #vladimirputin #donaldtrump

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine is willing to pull his troops back from areas of the eastern Donetsk region still under Kyiv’s control and turn those areas into a demilitarized zone as part of a peace deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/25/world/ukraine-talks-demilitarized-zone/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #volodymyrzelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the latest version of a plan to end the Russian invasion would freeze the front line, but still pave the way for Ukrainian withdrawals and the creation of demilitarized zones. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/world/ukraine-war-draft-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #volodymyrzelenskyy

U.S. negotiators have told Ukraine that it must withdraw from the Donetsk region under any peace deal with Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/world/politics/us-ukraine-donetsk-peace-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #stevewitkoff #us #donaldtrump #jaredkushner

Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered to drop Ukraine's aspirations to join NATO during talks with U.S. envoys in Berlin on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/world/politics/ukraine-nato-peace-talks-berlin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #germany #us #donaldtrump #stevewitkoff #jaredkushner #friedrichmerz #nato

Ukraine's government has no active candidates for the vacant position of energy minister, underlining how a corruption scandal is complicating efforts to fill key posts at a critical time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/13/world/politics/ukraine-corruption-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #volodymyrzelenskyy #corruption

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has floated the prospect of allowing Ukrainians to vote on whether to hand Donbas region to Russia as Kyiv comes under pressure to agree to an emerging U.S. peace plan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/world/politics/zelenskyy-territory-referendum-us-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #volodymyrzelenskyy #russiaukrainewar #referendum #donaldtrump #markrutte #friedrichmerz