Overview

• In an Axios interview, Zelensky said he would organize a presidential vote if a ceasefire is reached and is prepared to step aside once the war ends.
• Ukraine’s 2024 presidential election was suspended under martial law imposed after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
• Zelensky made the remarks in New York during the UN General Assembly, where he met President Trump, who voiced confidence that Ukraine can reclaim occupied territory.
• Seeking more long-range strike capabilities, Zelensky warned Kremlin officials to know their nearest bomb shelter, drawing a retort from Dmitry Medvedev about weapons that shelters would not stop.
• Russian attacks on energy infrastructure continue, with officials reporting about 30,000 properties without power in Chernihiv after new strikes.