LIVE-TICKER - War in Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky sets conditions for new elections +++ Donald Trump announces limited ceasefire

Following the resignation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demanded by US President Donald Trump, he responded with a counter-offer. If Trump can persuade the Russian President Vladimir Putin to a 60-day, complete ceasefire, Ukraine would have time to organize new elections, Zelenskyy said in an interview with the US broadcaster ABC. His citizens must be guaranteed security during the elections. War in Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelenskyy sets conditions for new elections +++ Donald Trump announces limited ceasefire Russia has been waging war against Ukraine for over four years. Overview of the most important developments. For the photo gallery "The latest developments of the Ukraine war in pictures" Optimize your browser settings NZZ.ch requires JavaScript for important functions. Your browser or ad blocker prevents this currently. Please adjust the settings. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly announced that Ukraine and Russia will refrain from attacks on the energy sector of the other warring party in the future. The partial ceasefire was effective immediately, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "Both sides have agreed. Please stick to it!" Confirmations from Russia and Ukraine for the agreement were not initially available. Trump had made a similar statement in mid-September as well. However, both sides continued their attacks afterward. Following a fierce Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia, the number of dead rose to 23. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in social media that rescue operations after the Saturday attack were completed. Four minors were among the dead. "The real reason for the war in Europe is Russia, and Russia alone," Zelenskyy wrote. Ukraine is ready to stop attacks on Russian refineries if Russia no longer attacks Ukrainian energy facilities, he repeated, and accused Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin of not wanting to do so. Russia attacked a medical facility in Kharkiv, civilian infrastructure, residential buildings, and energy infrastructure on Saturday and during the night. A residential building was hit in Slowiansk in the morning. People could still be among the rubble. Russia deployed around 1450 cruise missiles, 75 rockets and ballistic missiles, as well as more than 1640 drones, most of which are jet-powered, in this week alone. The Ukrainian government rejects US President Donald Trump's demand for a new president. Foreign Minister Andriy Sybyha wrote on the X platform that Zelenskyy enjoys the support of the Ukrainian people and that this people has the right to decide for themselves. "Statements from abroad only confirm that he is doing his job well. He deserves support." Russia also shelled the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in the evening. Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on the Telegram platform that there were already eight injuries, including a 15-year-old. Trump had demanded a new president for Ukraine on Saturday and claimed that Zelenskyy has had many opportunities to end the war in Ukraine and chose not to. "I believe it is time for Ukraine to get a new president." The Ukrainians should seek a new leader who can sign an agreement to end the war. Because despite many possibilities, Zelenskyy has "never done it for some reason." However, the war did not begin with Ukraine, but with Russia, which invaded the neighboring country more than four and a half years ago. Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has repeatedly rejected offers for an unconditional ceasefire. Later diplomatic initiatives also fell through. US President Donald Trump demanded a new president for Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has had many opportunities to end the war in Ukraine and chose not to, Trump claimed in Washington. "I believe it is time for Ukraine to get a new president." This is reported by the German Press Agency. According to Trump, the Ukrainians should seek a new leader who can sign an agreement to end the war. Because despite many possibilities, Zelenskyy has "never done it for some reason." However, the war did not begin with Ukraine, but with Russia, which invaded the neighboring country more than four years ago. Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has repeatedly rejected offers for an unconditional ceasefire. Later diplomatic initiatives also fell through. The Russian armed forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles. According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, among other things, a restaurant was hit. Six people were injured, five of them were taken to the hospital, he wrote on the Telegram platform. Because an energy facility was damaged, there are also problems with the water supply. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the Russian leadership of terror against the civilian population. "They are betting on a continuation of the war, terror against ordinary people and destruction of infrastructure," he wrote in social media. There are needed signals to support Ukraine and to limit Russia's ability to wage war. The state power grid operator Ukrenergo reported that a large number of consumers in the capital and its surroundings are without electricity as a result of Russian drone attacks. The electricity supplier DTEK also wrote on Telegram about large-scale emergency power cuts. At Russian attacks, at least seven people were killed in the southeast of Ukraine. The regional capital Zaporizhzhia was hit in several places, wrote the military governor of the same region, Michailo Semikin, on the Telegram platform. Among the dead are three minors, and there are also ten injured, he wrote. Search and rescue operations are therefore ongoing. Semikin published photos and videos showing damage and severe destruction to residential buildings and burned cars. The Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have asked the EU in a joint letter to prohibit the transit of Russian grain through the European Union. The EU must not allow Russia to offset the economic consequences of its aggression. It must also prevent stolen grain from the occupied territories of Ukraine from being exported through the EU. "We must increase the pressure on the aggressor and help Ukraine bring its goods to the world market," emphasized Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda and the prime ministers Kristen Michal from Estonia and Andris Kulbergs from Latvia. Estonia imposed a transit ban on Russian grain in the previous week. Latvia and Lithuania are also trying to stop grain deliveries through various measures such as higher tariffs and stricter controls. According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian army attacked a data center of the largest Russian internet company Yandex for the second consecutive day. Zelenskyy wrote on social networks without naming the location. A computer system southwest of Moscow in Kaluga was affected. Yandex confirmed that some parts of the data center were down. According to Governor Vladislav Shapsha, nine people were injured in the Kaluga region. Montenegro arrested the influential Russian military blogger Michail Swintschuk on Friday. The founder of the blog "Rybar" was arrested along with four other Russians. The Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajic referred to indications of Russian destabilization attempts. The blog "Rybar" has more than 1.5 million subscribers. Swintschuk's colleagues explained after the arrest that he was legally staying in Montenegro and planning film recordings there. They demanded his release. Russia's former president Dmitri Medvedev then indirectly threatened on Telegram with the arrest of Western citizens. Moscow might have to increase its "exchange fund" with Europeans and Americans to release imprisoned Russians. With agency material