Yulia Svyrydenko was made Ukraine's new prime minister and Olga Stefanishyna got the plum role of U.S. ambassador (after Republican resistance in Washington helped push out her predecessor), while many of their colleagues were reassigned to new posts as the national parliament voted through the changes Thursday afternoon.

U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly said during his campaign he would be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine "in 24 hours" upon taking office.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are completely different people, and therefore they do not have many topics in common, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a briefing with EU leaders.

In a notable shift, Donald Trump reportedly urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to intensify strikes within Russia, even inquiring about Ukraine's capacity to h

President Trump told reporters that Ukraine should not target Moscow following a report that he advised Ukraine to ramp up its attacks.

His comments come after The Financial Times, citing people briefed on discussions, reported on Tuesday that Trump had privately encouraged Ukraine to step up deep strikes on Russia. The newspaper added that Trump asked Zelenskiy whether he could strike Moscow if the U.