Zelenskyy says Donbas is central to entire conflict with Russia

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine's stance on Donbas remains unchanged, framing it not as a regional dispute but as the central issue of the war for national survival, at a September 6 press conference with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. He warned Russia could launch a new mobilization drive after Duma elections to intensify pressure in the region.

Kushner, on his and Witkoff's first visit to Ukraine, said ending the war before winter isn't guaranteed but that Washington is working toward conditions that could make it possible.

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