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Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Arcs in the news about Volodymyr Zelenskyy from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 611 stories · 3,759 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 5, 2023

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Dec 1 – Dec 31, 20252 arcs shown · 2 more this December
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The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

25 of 297 stories this December

US Envoy Witkoff Will Meet Putin in Moscow While Zelenskyy Tours Europe as Peace Efforts Press Ahead · 37 articles, Dec 1Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with US envoys · 18 articles, Dec 2Putin Says There Are Points He Can't Agree To in the US Proposal to End Russia's War in Ukraine · 10 articles, Dec 3Russia-US talks on Ukraine peace deal end without breakthrough, Putin aide says · 10 articles, Dec 3Ukraine to give new peace plans · 12 articles, Dec 6Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as talks to end war continue · 17 articles, Dec 6Zelensky to huddle with European leaders in London as Kremlin praises Trump’s new security strategy · 19 articles, Dec 8Zelenskyy will hold urgent talks with 30 countries as Trump pushes for swift peace deal with Russia · 17 articles, Dec 8Pope Leo meets Zelenskyy, calls for 'just and lasting' peace in Ukraine · 20 articles, Dec 8Ukraine’s Zelensky refuses to give up land to Russia: ‘Precisely what we are fighting for’ · 11 articles, Dec 9US proposes ‘free economic zone’ in parts of Donbas after Ukrainian pullback, Zelensky says · 6 articles, Dec 11Ukraine war briefing: US envoy to meet Zelenskyy, Europe leaders in Berlin · 10 articles, Dec 122 killed in Russia while Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is targeted as peace talks press on · 6 articles, Dec 13Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees · 12 articles, Dec 14US officials say Washington has agreed to give Ukraine security guarantees in peace talks - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 5 articles, Dec 15Russia Indicates It’s Open to Ukraine Joining EU as Part of Peace Deal to End War, US Officials Say · 7 articles, Dec 15Zelensky says peace proposals to end the war in Ukraine could be presented to Russia within days · 19 articles, Dec 16Trump says Ukraine peace deal is ‘closer than ever’ after Berlin talks, but is it? Here are the key sticking points · 12 articles, Dec 16U.S. to meet with Russian and Ukrainian teams in Miami for new peace talks · 9 articles, Dec 18Russia says talks on U.S. peace plan for Ukraine 'are proceeding constructively' · 22 articles, Dec 21Zelenskyy says he’s open to creating demilitarized zone in Ukraine’s industrial heartland - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 10 articles, Dec 24U.S. and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war · 7 articles, Dec 24Zelenskyy says he will meet with Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on Ukraine security guarantees · 58 articles, Dec 26Trump says Ukraine and Russia are 'closer than ever' to peace after talks with Zelenskyy · 84 articles, Dec 26Zelensky says US offering Ukraine 15-year security guarantee in latest peace plan · 33 articles, Dec 29
The Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine's politics under martial law

1 of 41 stories this December · gone quiet

Ukraine is ready to hold elections in next 90 days if allies can guarantee security, Zelensky says · 21 articles, Dec 9
The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes · Dec 27, 2023 – Sep 29, 2026The Russia-Ukraine war: sanctions on Russia and the fight over its frozen assets · Jan 16, 2024 – Sep 24, 2026

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else17 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Volodymyr Zelenskyy that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Nov 15Once a shadowy dealmaker, one-time Zelenskyy associate is accused in Ukrainian corruption scandal6 articles · 5 independent sources
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  2. Aug 18Volodymyr Zelensky wears special "suit" for Trump meeting at White House5 articles · 4 independent sources
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  3. Apr 20– 21Zelenskyy says Russia is trying to create an 'impression of a ceasefire' as attacks continue24 articles · 17 independent sources
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  4. Mar 2'SNL' mocks Trump-Zelenskyy White House meeting, interrupted by a chainsaw-wielding Elon Musk11 articles · 10 independent sources
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  5. Feb 28– Mar 1'Maddening:' KTTH, KIRO Newsradio hosts dissect Trump and Vance's exchange with Zelenskyy9 articles · 8 independent sources
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Stories that name Volodymyr Zelenskyy

  1. Dec 1Zelensky and Macron Meet in Paris Again1 articles · 1 independent sources
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  2. Nov 7– 8Trump grants Hungary one-year exemption from Russian energy sanctions, White House says23 articles · 20 independent sources
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  3. Sep 23Donald Trump Says NATO Should Shoot Down Russian Aircraft...5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  4. Sep 19– 25NATO divided on how to respond to repeated Russian incursions21 articles · 15 independent sources
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  5. Sep 10– 15Russian drone enters Romanian airspace heightening NATO tensions35 articles · 20 independent sources
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  6. Aug 5Trump takes an unexpected walk on the White House roof to survey new projects18 articles · 12 independent sources
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  7. Jun 26Zelensky and European rights body establish tribunal to allow prosecution of Russian leaders13 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  8. May 28Zelenskyy Visits Berlin as He Seeks More Support for Ukraine in the War Against Russia1 articles · 1 independent sources
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  9. May 18– 19JD Vance gives Pope Leo XIV an invitation from Trump to visit US32 articles · 26 independent sources
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  10. May 18Pope Leo XIV calls for unity and love in inaugural Mass19 articles · 13 independent sources
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