Oliver Crook

President Zelensky, thank you so much for taking the time for speaking with Bloomberg yet again.

Thank you very much.

I'd like to begin by taking a step back.

You've now been at war for three years and nine months almost.

There is a lot of concern.

Each of those days is measured in lives, in resources.

There's concerns that it's now a stalemate, a forever war.

Now, today, on day 1,357, from the United States and from Europe, what do you need to meaningfully change the course of the war?

Another topic at the battle lines right now, the battle for Pokrovsk is currently being waged.

There have been some suggestions from allies saying that it might make sense to have a tactical retreat to conserve military, conserve resources, conserve lives in order to regroup.

Is that something that you're actively considering?

Has the time come to take a retreat?

And something you do control, and there will be renewed discussions about this around manpower, whether or not you need to expand conscription.

Is that something you were looking at?

Is this something that you may hear more from allies, given the retreats you've had to make in Zaporizhia, for example?

And one of those partners is President Donald Trump.

He seemed very committed to the idea of a ceasefire.

Now it seems that the diplomatic line for now is closed.

You know President Trump and you understand one another much better than you did back in February.

With that understanding, how do you bring him back to the table and on your side of the table?