President Volodymyr Zelensky said he hopes Ukraine can achieve peace with Russia in less than a year, stressing that the war remains existential for the country but that diplomacy is still possible. Speaking in a pre-recorded interview with French broadcaster France 2 , cited by Le Monde, Zelensky said the war directly threatens Ukraine’s survival as an independent state. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . “If we lose this war, we will lose the