Zelenskyy suggested that the "hot phase" of the Russia-Ukraine war could end if unoccupied parts of Ukraine came "under the NATO umbrella."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he wants to work "directly" with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and is open to his ideas, highlighting Kyiv's eagerness to keep its most important ally onside as Russia intensifies its attacks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for NATO to offer security guarantees to parts of Ukraine controlled by Kyiv in order to "stop the hot stage of the war."