Zelenskyy says end of Ukraine’s war with Russia is ‘very, very far away’

Zelenskyy was publicly upbeat despite recent diplomatic upheaval between western countries that have been helping Ukraine with military hardware and financial aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Toby Melville/PA)

A deal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia “is still very, very far away”, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, adding that he expects to keep receiving US support despite his bust-up Donald Trump.

“I think our relationship (with the US) will continue, because it’s more than an occasional relationship,” the Ukrainian president said, referring to Washington’s support for the past three years of war.