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US-Ukraine relations

US President Donald Trump and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands during a press conference following talks at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 28, 2025. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
March 6, 2026, 12:19 am
US asks Ukraine for assistance in shooting down Iranian Shahed drones in Middle East
Zelensky says Kyiv will provide ‘necessary means’ and ‘Ukrainian specialists’ to assist in defending against Iranian drones, which Russia has also used to pummel his country
By Agencies
Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on situation in the zone of the 'special military operation,' the Kremlin's term for the nearly four-year-long Ukraine offensive, in Moscow on December 29, 2025. (Mikhail METZEL / POOL / AFP)
December 29, 2025, 9:06 pm
Peace hopes dented as Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Putin residence
Moscow’s foreign ministry claims Ukrainians fired nearly 100 drones at Novgorod region home; Kyiv calls it a lie, accuses Russians of aiming to undermine talks with US
By Reuters
Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak talks to the press at the US Mission to International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 23, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
November 28, 2025, 8:42 pm
Zelensky’s chief of staff resigns as Ukraine corruption investigations widen
Departure of long-time confidant Yermak a blow for Ukrainian leader as he negotiates a potential end to war sparked by Russian invasion
By AP
Top US officials including Jared Kushner (L), envoy Steve Witkoff, and Seceretary of State Marco Rubio face the Ukrainian delegation during discussions on a US plan to end the war in Ukraine at the US Mission in Geneva, on November 23, 2025. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
November 24, 2025, 9:34 am
Washington, Kyiv report progress as peace talks swing toward Ukrainian demands
‘Redefined’ Trump proposal affirms that any agreement must ‘fully uphold’ Kyiv’s sovereignty, parties say; Ukrainians note draft now reflects most of their key priorities
By Nina Larson and Agnès PEDRERO
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, November 17, 2025. (Sarah Meyssonnier, Pool Photo via AP)
November 21, 2025, 7:48 pm
Zelensky acknowledges difficult choice as US peace plan offers concessions to Russia
As Trump presses for a response to his 28-point framework, Ukraine confronts prospect of having to cede territory, reduce its army and put off NATO aspirations
By AP
In this image released by the US Department of Defense, German soldiers fire the Patriot weapons system at the NATO Missile Firing Installation, in Chania, Greece, on November 8, 2017. (Sebastian Apel/US Department of Defense, via AP, File)
May 4, 2025, 10:15 pm
Patriot air-defense system based in Israel to be refurbished, sent to Ukraine – NYT
US made deal with Israel under Biden, report says, as Russia fires missiles, drones at Ukrainian cities several times a week; Israeli Air Force decommissioned Patriots last year
By ToI Staff
In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on April 26, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) meets with US President Donald Trump (L) on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (Handout/Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/AFP)
April 26, 2025, 5:32 pm
‘He’s just tapping me along’: Trump slams Putin after meeting Zelensky at pope’s funeral
US president hints at further sanctions on Russia, which he says has ‘no reason to be shooting missiles into civilian areas’ of Ukraine; Russian forces claim Kursk ‘fully liberated’
By Agencies
L: Russian President Vladimir Putin at Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside of Moscow, Russia on April 24, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP); R: US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
April 24, 2025, 8:09 pm
Trump, in rare rebuke, urges Putin to ‘STOP!’ after deadly Russian attack on Kyiv
‘Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying,’ US president writes on Truth Social platform after Russia kills 12, injures 90 in deadliest missile and drone barrage since July
By AAMER MADHANI and Samuel Petrequin
US President Donald Trump, right, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, February 4, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
April 1, 2025, 4:34 pm
Poll: Republicans voters overwhelmingly support Trump’s approach to Gaza war
Two-thirds of respondents say US should press for ceasefires in Ukraine and Gaza; many call for US to reduce its role in global affairs
By Marc Levy and Linley Sanders
US President Donald Trump, left, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in Washington, February 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
March 20, 2025, 12:32 pm
Trump floats US takeover of Ukrainian nuclear plants, as Putin resists ceasefire
US president holds call with Ukraine’s Zelensky about truce with Russia, calling conversation ‘fantastic’; Kremlin says US must cease military aid to Ukraine for any full ceasefire
By Agencies
This photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office shows starting from left, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ukrainian Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov pose for a photo after meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
March 12, 2025, 5:23 am
US ends military aid freeze after Ukraine endorses 30-day ceasefire proposal
Washington also resumes intelligence sharing with Kyiv; Trump says he’d now welcome Zelensky back at White House following Oval Office clash, may talk to Putin later this week
By AFP
US President Donald Trump walks to the White House after landing in Marine One on the South Lawn on March 9, 2025 in Washington, DC (Samuel Corum / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
March 10, 2025, 3:08 am
Trump says Ukraine ‘may not survive’ the war with Russia
Ahead of talks in Saudi Arabia, president also says US has ‘just about’ ended pause on Ukraine intel sharing
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Ben Curtis/AP)
March 5, 2025, 9:26 am
Trump says Zelensky wants peace, ready for mineral deal after Oval Office blowup
US president cites letter from Ukrainian counterpart, doesn’t indicate if it will change his policies; VP Vance offends UK, France over military record, ability to protect Ukraine
By AAMER MADHANI and Jill Lawless
FILE -155 mm M795 artillery projectiles are stored for shipping to other facilities to complete the manufacturing process at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, April 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
March 4, 2025, 4:47 am
Trump suspends military aid to Ukraine after White House clash with Zelensky
American president sharply ratchets up pressure on Ukrainian leader to agree to ceasefire negotiations with Russia, which cheers the blowup in US-Ukraine ties
By Danny Kemp
US President Donald Trump, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky clash in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP)
March 3, 2025, 10:03 pm
Trump berates Zelensky for saying the end of Ukraine war ‘still very, very far away’
US president calls comment ‘the worst statement that could have been made’ by the Ukrainian leader, says ‘America will not put up with it for much longer’
By AAMER MADHANI
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