The Ukrainian leader said that he would call elections and not run for president again if a cease-fire with Moscow could be reached.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 25, 2025. Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be ready to step down after the war with Russia is over, in an interview published on Thursday.
Zelenskyy said he would call for elections and would not seek reelection as president if a lasting cease-fire between the warring countries could be reached.
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