Russia Should Be Thinking More about Its Own Oil Refineries and Oil Transshipment Facilities, Not about the Citizens of Other Countries or the Land of Other Peoples – Address by the President
16 May 2026 - 19:45
Russia’s ties to the world that serve the war are a direct threat to life. Not only here in Ukraine. If Russia’s war machine is allowed to endure, its next strikes may come against Europe and against other neighbors of Russia, in more distant regions: Russian evil has already shown itself in Syria and in African countries.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Emmanuel Macron Discussed Work on Anti-Ballistic Capabilities and Reinforcing Ukraine’s Air Defense
16 May 2026 - 15:15
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron.
At the Initiative of Olena Zelenska, a Training Program for First Ladies and Gentlemen Was Held in London
16 May 2026 - 12:00
In London, at the initiative of the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, a High-Level Special Training Program on Diplomacy was held, organized by the Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen Global Platform in cooperation with the London School of Economics and Political Science and the LSE IDEAS Women in Diplomacy project.
For the Fifth Year, We Have Been Standing against an Enemy That Is Larger than We Are, but That Does Not Achieve What It Seeks – The President, at the Presentation of State Awards to Ukrainian Warriors
16 May 2026 - 10:00
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored Ukrainian defenders with the highest state awards and presented orders and distinctions to the families of fallen warriors awarded posthumously.
We Must Respond to Russian Strikes in a Just and Tangible Way; I Approved Certain Response Formats – Address by the President
15 May 2026 - 18:47
Last night, the enemy already saw strikes hitting, in particular, their oil facilities and military sites. We are continuing these operations.
In Chișinău, 36 States and the European Union Signed the Agreement on the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
15 May 2026 - 16:49
The Special Tribunal is being established to hold the senior military and political leadership of Russia accountable for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. The International Criminal Court does not have jurisdiction over this crime with respect to states that are not parties to it. That is why an international coalition has developed a separate mechanism.
The President Honored the Memory of Those Killed in the Russian Strike on a Residential Building in Kyiv on May 14
15 May 2026 - 11:53
The attack destroyed an entire section of the building, from the first to the ninth floor. The Russian missile claimed the lives of 24 people, including three children.
