Russia has signaled to the U.S. that it may be willing to end the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters Tuesday.

Citing a report from his intelligence and military commands, Zelenskyy said in a statement that Putin "is definitely not preparing for a ceasefire or an end to the war. Putin is determined only to present a meeting with America as his personal victory and then continue acting exactly as before, applying the same pressure on Ukraine as before."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the purpose of Russia's breakthrough near Dobropillia on the Pokrovsk front is to create an informational backdrop ahead of the 15 August meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.