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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 593

Volodymyr Zelensky

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), in Moscow, February 17, 2025, and US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, February 18, 2025. (Composite image: Pool via AP)
May 20, 2025, 8:45 am
After call with Putin, Trump says Russia-Ukraine talks to begin ‘immediately’
US president also speaks with Zelensky, who says Ukraine is ready for ‘real decisions’; Russian president asserts countries should ‘find compromises that would suit all parties’
By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak and Katie Marie Davies
Ukraine's top negotiator and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov (C), next to deputy head of Ukraine’s military intelligence Vadym Skibitsky (R) and Ukraine Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya (3rd L), speaks to journalists after a meeting with the Russian delegates in Istanbul on May 16, 2025. (Kemal Aslan/AFP)
May 17, 2025, 4:43 am
Ukraine-Russia talks in Turkey yield POW swap, but little signs of progress on truce
Zelensky claims Putin ‘afraid’ for not attending highly anticipated Istanbul meeting; Turkish FM: Sides ‘agreed in principle to meet again,’ will present ceasefire ideas in writing
By Ania TSOUKANOVA
Vehicles begin arriving outside a gate prior to expected talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations at the Dolmabache palace, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 16, 2025. (AP/Dilara Acikgoz)
May 16, 2025, 12:36 pm
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine gather in Turkey for 1st peace talks in 3 years
Trump says will meet with Putin ‘as soon as we can set it up’; push to end fighting got off to a rocky start when Russian president spurned Zelensky’s offer to meet face-to-face
By HANNA ARHIROVA and andrew wilks
The book of the gospels lays on the coffin of late Pope Francis during the funeral ceremony at St Peter's Square in the Vatican on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)
April 26, 2025, 5:36 pm
Pope Francis laid to rest as hundreds of thousands flock to Vatican for his funeral
Ceremony bidding farewell to the Argentine pontiff attended by world leaders, royalty and masses of Catholic faithful; top Israeli officials stay away amid tensions over Gaza war
By Reuters and 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
People line up to pay their respects to Pope Francis lying in state, inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican,April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
April 25, 2025, 10:20 pm
Foreign dignitaries converge on Rome for funeral of Pope Francis
Vatican says 164 delegations are confirmed, including 54 heads of state and 12 reigning sovereigns; Israel only sending ambassador amid rift in ties over Gaza war
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
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 17, 2025. (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)
April 20, 2025, 9:49 am
Zelensky: Ukraine will keep Putin’s Easter truce, but Moscow already violated ceasefire
Ukrainian president accuses Russia of continuing operations on several fronts as air raid sirens are heard in Kyiv, pushes for 30-day lull to ‘give peace a chance’
By Barbara WOJAZER
Firefighters put out fires sparked by a Russian missile attack that killed at least 21 people in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, April 13, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Services via AP)
April 13, 2025, 2:48 pm
At least 32 killed in Russian missile attack on northeast Ukraine’s Sumy city center
Palm Sunday ballistic missiles also wound nearly 100 people, including 11 children, two days after Witkoff-Putin meeting to discuss truce; Zelensky says ‘only bastards do this’
By AFP
US President Donald Trump 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
US President Donald Trump (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands before attending a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. (AFP Photo/Yuri Kadobnov)
March 18, 2025, 11:45 pm
Trump, Putin agree to immediate pause on Russian strikes of Ukrainian infrastructure
After hour-long phone call, White House describes move as first step in a ‘movement to peace,’ but its unclear if Ukraine is on board with the agreement
By AAMER MADHANI, Vladimir Isachenikov and Zeke Miller
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), in Moscow, February 17, 2025, and US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, February 18, 2025. (Composite image: Pool via AP)
March 17, 2025, 8:02 am
Trump says he’ll speak with Putin Tuesday to discuss ending Ukraine war
US president says talks between Washington and Moscow officials have addressed land, power plants and ‘dividing up certain assets’
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
This photo released by Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev shows the site where a downed Ukrainian drone fell, outside Moscow, Russia, on March 11, 2025. (Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev official telegram channel via AP)
March 11, 2025, 12:19 pm
Russia says massive Ukrainian drone attack thwarted as US-brokered talks kick off
Rubio says he won’t set conditions on Kyiv negotiators in Jeddah; Kremlin says it has taken 12 more settlements
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump, right, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive for a news conference in the East Room of the White House, February 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
March 10, 2025, 6:16 pm
After Trump turns against Zelensky and other allies, could Israel be next in line?
Overjoyed by US president’s return to White House, Netanyahu is determined to avoid any daylight between him and country’s ‘best friend,’ but cracks have emerged over hostage talks
By Lazar Berman
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