Zelenskyy says Russia has no intention of stopping war this winter

President Zelenskyy said in an evening address that Russia shows no sign of preparing to end the war, accusing Putin of repeatedly dodging direct talks, a trilateral format with the U.S., and substantive negotiations. He said Ukraine plans a heavy diplomatic push through October with the U.S., European allies, Canada, and Japan to raise the economic and political cost to Moscow, citing the newly enacted Graham sanctions act as a tool that should now take full effect.

Trump, speaking separately at the White House, struck a more hopeful note, saying he expects Zelenskyy and Putin to reach a deal, ‘maybe before the heavy winter.’ He said both leaders are ‘going along,’ though he offered no specifics on what movement that entailed.

Zelenskyy has said Ukraine remains open to reciprocal de-escalation, including halting energy-infrastructure strikes if Russia does the same, but has stressed any arrangement must go both ways rather than requiring unilateral restraint from Kyiv.

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