Zelensky: Putin Won't End the War Just Because Someone Asks. New Strikes Hit Odesa and Kharkiv

President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia will not end the war simply because someone asks it to, despite calls from the world's most powerful leaders — including the US president — for Moscow to stop fighting. Ukrainian authorities reported new deadly Russian strikes on the Odesa region and Kharkiv. Zelensky stressed that Putin wants to continue the war.