Russia is gradually losing the initiative on the battlefield, creating an opportunity for a diplomatic settlement of the war. According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, there is currently a window of opportunity for negotiations.
Zelensky made the statement in an interview with CBS News, according to Ukrinform.
According to the President, Russia began losing the initiative on the battlefield in December 2025, and he shared this assessment with American partners.
"I said to them in January, I think that we have window for the negotiations, because each month they will lose more and more people, and they will lose, because of these reasons, they will lose initiative on the battlefield ," Zelensky said.
He added that over the past month, the enemy had been unable to occupy more territory than Ukrainian forces had managed to liberate.
