Evening Edition: President Zelenskyy Remains Steadfast As War Enters 5th Year

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🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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The war in Ukraine has officially entered its 5th year of fighting and there is growing pressure on the peace talks to deliver a deal in the coming months. A large sticking point is that Russia still demands ownership of parts of Ukraine they haven't even conquered, as President Zelenskyy pushes for a complete return of all of his country's territory. During this critical time, FOX News sat down for an exclusive interview with the Ukrainian President who remains determined to protect his nation. FOX’s John Saucier speaks with FOX's Greg Palkot, Senior Foreign Affairs correspondent for FOX News, who sat down with President Zelenskyy on the 4th anniversary of the start war, and he shares what he and the Ukrainian leader spoke about. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Janice Dean. I'm Jason Chaffetz. I'm Harris Faulkner. And this is the Fox News rundown.
0:09.1	Wednesday, February 25th, 2026. I'm John Sassier. Four long, grinding years of this Russian invasion of Ukraine and no real end in sight.
0:20.4	President Trump speaking over the phone
0:21.6	today with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and talks will resume this week in Geneva, but until
0:25.8	then, people in Ukraine are doing their best to live their everyday lives. If you go around
0:30.3	Kiev during daytime, it just seems like a great bustling European cities.
0:38.5	So people are doing their best to act normal, but Moscow is doing everything to change those
0:45.7	conditions.
0:46.6	This is the Fox News Rundown, evening edition.
0:58.5	Big update today on Ukraine after a major and somber anniversary this week,
1:01.0	marking four years since Russia invaded Ukraine.
1:06.0	Four years later, this war rages on, and the two sides seem no closer to a conclusion.
1:11.9	President Zelenskyy knows what his people have been through, what his country has been through.
1:17.2	We're now into the fifth year of the war between Ukraine and Russia.
1:22.1	Our guest today is Fox News, senior foreign affairs correspondent Greg Polkant, who's in Kiev, Ukraine.
1:31.1	Zelensky definitely was firm about the thinking that, in fact, yes, there must be some kind of deal. There must be some resolution of this conflict. All right. I want to play a part of your interview today with Mr.
1:35.0	Zelensky, where you pretty much ask him that question. And he talked about defending the homeland.
1:39.1	Let's have a quick listen here. We didn't begin this war. We are fighting not on the territory of Russia. We are fighting at home because we are defending. And of course, when you're at your home, in your house, on your territory, in your city, of course you want to stop it.
1:56.5	He sounds very passionate as he's answering your questions, Greg. What was his overall demeanor?
2:01.8	You think of a guy who's a president of Ukraine has been fighting Russia most of his time in office,
2:07.3	running around to different countries, asking for aid, being on the international stage a lot,
2:12.1	trying to get this war done that he'd be worn down. Did he seem worn down to you?
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