Zelenskyy Says US Gave Ukraine and Russia a June Deadline to End War

(Left) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Rome, Italy, on July 10, 2025. (Center) U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on July 29, 2025. (Right) Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 8, 2025. Antonio Masiello, Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Evgenia Novozhenina/AFP via Getty ImagesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Feb. 6 that the United States has given both Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach an agreement to end the nearly four-year war, adding that Washington is likely to increase pressure on both sides if fighting continues beyond that point.Speaking to reporters in Kyiv, Zelenskyy said U.S. officials have outlined a timeline aimed at securing an end to hostilities by early summer, as the Trump administration steps up diplomatic efforts to halt Europe’s largest conflict since World War II.