{"id":344293,"date":"2026-06-01T23:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=344293"},"modified":"2026-06-01T23:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:10:56","slug":"russia-ukraine-peace-deal-by-winter-realistic-zelenskyy-aide-says-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/russia-ukraine-peace-deal-by-winter-realistic-zelenskyy-aide-says-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia-Ukraine peace deal by winter \u2018realistic\u2019, Zelenskyy aide says &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font 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Zelenskyy\u2019s chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, said on Monday he believed agreeing a deal to finish the war against Russia by winter was a \u201crealistic\u201d end result.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersconnect.com\/all?search=all%3AL1N42804N&#038;linkedFromStory=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zelenskyy said<\/a>\u00a0in an interview aired on Sunday that he desired to press on with talks on securing peace with Russia, which have stalled in recent months, before the onset of winter to \u200btake account of Kyiv\u2019s improved strategic position.<\/p>\n<p>Talks brokered by america on moving toward a peace accord have ground to a halt as Washington has focused on the conflict in Iran.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Kyiv residents wary of peace prospects as Russia continues attacks on energy grid'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/t8i8iepik5-8h5kb0fwxv\/Ukraine_Thumb_WEB.jpg?w=1040&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">2:26<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Kyiv residents wary of peace prospects as Russia continues attacks on energy grid<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div 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