00:00Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine should advance peace negotiations before winter
00:06and capitalize on what Kyiv sees as an improved position on the battlefield.
00:10He claims Russia's momentum on the front lines has slowed in recent months,
00:15while Ukrainian forces have intensified medium-range and long-range strikes against targets inside Russia.
00:22According to Zelensky, Russia began losing in the battlefield in December 2025,
00:27a shift he said had strengthened Ukraine's position.
00:31He said further progress towards a peace agreement would require greater international pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin,
00:38alongside rising pressure within Russia itself.
00:41Zelensky also argued that sanctions should be strengthened rather than ease in order to increase that pressure.
00:47Driven by global supply crunches from the ongoing Iran war,
00:51the US has extended its emergency-sanctioned waivers on stranded Russian crude oil shipments
00:56to prevent a severe fuel crisis triggered by the ongoing conflict.
01:01US broker talks aim that securing a peace agreement have also stalled,
01:05with Washington's attention increasingly focused on the conflict involving Iran.
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