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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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Sep 1 – Sep 30, 20262 arcs shown · 5 more this September
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The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

9 of 297 stories this September

Russian drone strikes Ukraine security service headquarters as US talks on the war are expected · 29 articles, Sep 4Zelenskyy says US envoys have 'very good' ideas to end Russia's war on Ukraine · 9 articles, Sep 6Putin, Trump speak on war, goals · 30 articles, Sep 6Kremlin to press on with war in Ukraine despite U.S. talks · 3 articles, Sep 7Russia pounds Kyiv after pause for visit of US envoys · 24 articles, Sep 8Putin warns Europe of war if peacekeeping troops are deployed to Ukraine · 5 articles, Sep 12Zelensky hosts leaders from 7 countries for a regional summit · 11 articles, Sep 18Zelenskyy, Trump meet at UN · 11 articles, Sep 18Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China’s help in ending Russia’s invasion · 11 articles, Sep 25
The Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine's politics under martial law

2 of 41 stories this September · gone quiet

Palantir CEO Alex Karp backs former Ukraine Defense Minister’s new defense tech Startup · 6 articles, Sep 1Ukraine’s prosecutor general quits after anti-corruption agents raid his office · 6 articles, Sep 7
The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes · Dec 27, 2023 – Sep 29, 2026The Russia-Ukraine war: Western weapons and aid for Ukraine · Jan 3, 2024 – Sep 26, 2026The Russia-Ukraine war: sanctions on Russia and the fight over its frozen assets · Jan 16, 2024 – Sep 24, 2026The US-Iran war: ceasefire and peace negotiations · Jan 12 – Sep 29, 2026The 2026 UN General Assembly in New York and the leaders' speeches · Sep 16 – Sep 28, 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 else23 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Sep 27– 29Seoul seeks apology after Ukraine reveals transfer of North Korean POWs16 articles · 15 independent sources
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  2. Sep 23– 24Russia pounds Kyiv with drones, killing 2 and wounding 23 hours before Zelenskyy’s UN address13 articles · 10 independent sources
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  3. Sep 22– 23Zelensky warns U.N. about Putin, spread of Russian war, AI in battle3 articles · 3 independent sources
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  4. Sep 12Zelensky open to meeting Putin at G20 in Miami6 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  5. Jun 20Zelenskyy returns Poland’s highest honor after Polish leader revokes it in a spat over history7 articles · 7 independent sources
    5 left, 0 center, 1 right
  6. Apr 10Zelensky says Ukrainian forces shot down Shahed drones in Middle Eastern countries during Iran war7 articles · 7 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 1 right
  7. Mar 27– 28Zelensky visits UAE, Qatar for air security talks with Gulf12 articles · 9 independent sources
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  8. Feb 24Zelenskyy says Putin has 'not broken' Ukrainians as country marks 4 years of Russia's all-out war14 articles · 10 independent sources
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Stories that name Volodymyr Zelenskyy

  1. Sep 24– 25Ukrainian knifeman kills one, wounds four at abbey in Poland4 articles · 4 independent sources
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  2. Sep 23Zelensky says AI will soon 'decide what happens on the battlefield'3 articles · 3 independent sources
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  3. Sep 20– 26Trump administration considers diesel export ban to help farmers and ranchers117 articles · 58 independent sources
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  4. Aug 13– 16Trump’s 100% tariff on drones deepens US-China tech decoupling15 articles · 15 independent sources
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  5. Jul 29– 31Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 10 and NATO scrambles jets after a missile falls in Poland69 articles · 45 independent sources
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  6. Jul 28‘How the ‘Trump-Graham chemistry’ reshaped US foreign policy8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  7. Jul 27– 30Sen. Lindsey Graham's S.C. funeral attended by state dignitaries, family261 articles · 72 independent sources
    13 left, 21 center, 11 right
  8. Jul 11– 15Lindsey Graham and the history of ‘widow’s succession’563 articles · 172 independent sources
    29 left, 52 center, 50 right
  9. Jul 7– 10US and Iran exchange more attacks across the Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal539 articles · 116 independent sources
    16 left, 52 center, 30 right
  10. Jul 6– 10Trump blasts NATO for rejecting his efforts to claim Greenland as leaders hold a summit in Turkey202 articles · 83 independent sources
    20 left, 28 center, 24 right

Local coverage

  1. Aug 29How a Ukrainian commander sped through the 'kill zone' to save wounded troops6 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Aug 21– 22Russian strike kills at least 6 at shopping center in central Ukrainian city8 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 0 right
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