Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he is ready to leave office after war

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference following a Coalition of the Willing Summit at the Elysee presidential Palace, in Paris, France on September 4, 2025. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Axios news website that he would be ready to step down after the war with Russia is over.

"My goal is to finish the war," not to continue running for office, Axios quoted Zelenksiy as saying.

(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)