Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

Second, by winning a second term, Zelensky would call Russia's bluff and strengthen his hand in any long-term peace ...

The message from Washington is that Volodymyr Zelensky is his country's legitimate leader, despite what Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks, but a presidential election in Ukraine cannot be ...

Only last week President Vladimir Putin said the United Nations should take over Ukraine and organise a "democratic presidential election". His assumption – perhaps mistaken - is that Zelensky ...

Kyiv's Mayor Vitaly Klitschko added to the pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to compromise on recognizing ...

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would have had to face a reelection campaign in the spring of 2024 if it had not been for Russia’s full-scale invasion. Now, the question ...

But many think elections could help Mr Putin destabilise Ukraine even if Mr Zelensky wins. An intelligence officer predicts internal instability will be a bigger risk to Ukraine in 2025 than ...

They pushed Mr Zelensky to hold elections in the middle of the war, believing no doubt that Ukrainian voters would do them the favour of unseating him. Two months ago he was believed to be dead-set ...