President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Ukraine and its allies are very close to the moment when Russia can be forced to end or at least halt the war, but this would require the United States to impose tough sanctions on Russia.
Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with ABC News; a full video has been posted by the press service for the Ukrainian President’s Office.
Quote: "Frankly speaking, we are very close to the moment when Russia can be forced to end the war, at least to stop.
], then we'll rely on our own strength… We don't want the war to continue, but we'll fight for ourselves if that is the only way out.
He doesn't want to end the war, but he can end the war under pressure from partners.
He stressed that Ukraine supports all US-proposed initiatives concerning a ceasefire, ending the war or any format of negotiations.
It’s only the Russians who don’t want to end the war. »