Zelensky responds to Russia's call for ceasefire: War will end when Russian soldiers leave

They now want to use Christmas as a cover, though briefly, to stop the advances of our boys in Donbas and bring equipment, ammunition and mobilized troops closer to our” positions, Zelensky said in his night speech, speaking more in Russian than in Ukrainian.

What would it give them? Only another increase in their total losses”, he said. Zelensky added that the war would end either when Russian soldiers leave or the Ukrainians remove them from their territory.