Zelenkskyy Ready to Step Down After War Finishes

The Ukrainian leader said that he would call elections and not run for president again if a cease-fire with Moscow could be reached.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 25, 2025. Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be ready to step down after the war with Russia is over, in an interview published on Sept. 25.

Zelenskyy said he would call for elections and would not seek reelection as president if a lasting cease-fire between the warring countries could be reached.