Zelenskyy calls for more U.S. pressure on Russia to end war by summer

The ‌Ukrainian leader, who has said previously that Washington wants to end the four-year-old war by June, said Russia was still deliberating over whether to participate in the proposed next round of trilateral peace talks in Miami. Zelenskyy denied a report on Wednesday by the Financial Times, which said he intended to announce plans on February 24 - the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion - for a presidential election and a referendum on a peace deal. A source familiar with the matter told Reuters Zelenskyy could not set elections and a referendum in motion without first agreeing on terms of a peace deal with Russia.