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.

For years, rumors have swirled about Vladimir Putin’s declining health, with speculation ranging from cancer to Parkinson’s disease. -While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy boldly predicted Putin’s imminent death earlier this year,

American President Donald Trump advised Ukraine to go on the offensive during a conversation with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, The Washington Post reports. In his July 4 phone call with Zelenskyy,

Putin signals openness to Ukraine peace talks, but Kremlin insists on achieving its goals, as Zelenskyy calls for urgent negotiations and Trump sets a 50-day deadline.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described Putin as a person devoid of emotion who sees war as his job. Source: BBC documentary Zelenskyy. Portrait of a President at War Quote from Zelenskyy: "He is not human in terms of humanity.

Only tough pressure can force the Kremlin to make concessions. And the American president, Donald Trump, is capable of this, states Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to the New York Post.