Zelenskyy spoke while on a visit to the Croatian city of Dubrovnik, where he is participating in the third meeting of the Ukraine - Southeast Europe summit.
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00:00President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russia's war in Ukraine must end no later than 2025
00:07as he called for progress on his country's NATO membership.
00:11The situation on the battlefield creates an opportunity to make this choice,
00:16a choice for decisive action to end the war no later than in 2025.
00:23And we are counting on President Biden's leadership.
00:27We rely on the strong and wise steps of Britain, France, Germany and Italy
00:34to bring security and peace to Europe.
00:38Zelenskyy spoke while on a visit to the Croatian city of Dubrovnik,
00:43where he is participating in the third meeting of the Ukraine-South-East Europe Summit.
00:49The participants in the summit are expected to adopt a joint Dubrovnik declaration,
00:54similar to those signed at the summits in Athens and Tirana.
00:59Zelenskyy has also signed an agreement with Croatian President Andrej Plenkovic,
01:04which pledges long-term cooperation between Croatia and Ukraine.
01:09Meanwhile, a spokesperson from Russia's foreign ministry has said it will be impossible
01:14to achieve peace in Ukraine if the country joins the NATO alliance.
01:19In her weekly briefing, Maria Zakharova accused the West of attempting to turn Ukraine
01:24into a springboard for confrontation with Russia.