Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says ceasefire depends on pressure on Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that Kyiv and allies shared an understanding that it was now possible to achieve at least a ceasefire, depending on adequate pressure on Russia.

In his evening address to the nation, Zelenskyy said he had held more than a dozen conversations with leaders of different countries and his team was in constant contact with the United States.

National security advisers from Ukraine and allied states would hold talks later on Friday, he said.