Zelenskyy has instructed officials to try to end war as soon as possible, preferably before winter

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Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed officials to make every effort to end the Russia-Ukraine war as soon as possible.

Source: Budanov at the Architecture of Security Forum 2026, as reported by Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne

Quote: "This is the president's instruction – to try to end this war as soon as possible. Preferably before winter. As the head of the President's Office, I will do everything I can to achieve the objective set by the president of Ukraine. It is absolutely correct, timely and well thought out."

Details: Budanov stressed that Ukraine has sufficient capabilities to achieve this goal, although he did not rule out the possibility that Russia could refuse to reach agreements.