Zelensky says wants to end war by 'diplomatic means' next year

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday he would like to end the war with Russia next year through diplomatic means . He spo...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday he would like to end the war with Russia next year through "diplomatic means".

He spoke a day afer saying he expected the conflict to end sooner than it would otherwise have done, once Donald Trump takes office in the United States next year.

"For our part, we must do everything we can to ensure that this war ends next year. We have to end it by diplomatic means," Zelensky said in an interview with Ukrainian radio. "And this, I think, is very important."

There have been no meaningful talks between Russia and Ukraine, but a Trump presidency raises questions about the future of the conflict, with the Republican repeatedly saying he would end the war swiftly.

"We have to understand what the Russians want," Zelensky said.