📅 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sees late 2026 to summer 2027 as key window for diplomacy to end Russia-Ukraine war

Says Ukraine remains divided with Russia over the issue of Donbas in settlement talks

Zelenskyy adds Kyiv is ready to discuss a mutual halt to strikes on energy and agricultural infrastructure

Ukraine faces a $27B defense budget shortfall, he says

Rules out holding elections while the war continues