In his evening televised address, President Volodymyr Zelensky ridiculed Moscow’s repeated failure to meet its own timetable for seizing the Donbas area, noting that the Kremlin has shifted its target dates fifteen times in the past four years. He linked the current gasoline lineups in Russia to Ukrainian strikes on energy facilities and said that Kyiv has already offered several steps toward ending hostilities, which Moscow has declined each time. The remarks came after President Vladimir Putin dismissed a Ukrainian suggestion to halt long‑range attacks and reduce fighting, while Russian forces continue a slowed push in Donetsk after having taken most of Luhansk and parts of Zaporizhzhia. Zelensky’s comments underscore the diplomatic stalemate and the ongoing impact of the conflict on both sides.