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.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy said any sign of weakness from his Western allies may embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin as he kicked off a three-day tour of European countries to rally support for his plan to end the war.

"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,

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 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.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine needed to secure and deploy advanced missiles and to achieve faster results with them on the battlefield.