Head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov said he sees progress toward a possible peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv in the near future. In an interview with Bloomberg last Saturday published Friday, Budanov expressed optimism that peace negotiations could evolve into a settlement and said he believes Russia also wants to end the war, which entered its fifth year in February. “They all understand the war needs to end. That’s why they are negotiating. I don’t think it will be long,” Budanov was quoted as saying. He said both Moscow and Kyiv have maintained “maximalist” positions in US-mediated talks so ... (full story)