Two of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's political rivals Yuliia Tymoshenko and Petro Poroshenko made clear they do not support elections taking place while Russia's war is ongoing. It followed a Politico report that former prime minister Tymoshenko and senior members of ex-president Poroshenko's party had met with close allies of U.

I received an important letter from President Zelenskiy of Ukraine. The letter reads, 'Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians,

"Ukraine will not collapse — they already experienced an aid cutoff last year, but the effect will be cumulative," an analyst said.