During his visit to Croatia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that he sees an opportunity in the coming months to lay the preconditions for ending the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2025 on terms acceptable to Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that the current state of play on the battlefield had created an opportunity for steps to end Russia's more than 2-1/2-year-old invasion no later than next year.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Croatia to participate in the third Ukraine-South East Europe Summit and hold bilateral meetings. Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter) In particular, he announced his meeting with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that the battlefield situation 'creates opportunity' to take steps to end the war in Ukraine no later than 2025. "In October, November and December we have chance to move things toward peace and lasting stability.

"In October, November and December we have a real chance to move things toward peace and lasting stability. The situation on the battlefield creates an opportunity to make this choice — the choice for decisive action to end the war no later than in 2025,

In the coming months, Ukraine has a chance to shift the battlefield situation towards peace, allowing the war to end no later than 2025, stated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speech at the Ukraine - South-East Europe summit.

Moscow's troops continue to gain ground in Ukraine's east, while Kyiv's forces control a small chunk of Russian territory across the border President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that the current state of play on the battlefield had created an opportunity for steps to end Russia's more than 2 1/2 -year-old invasion no later than next year.