President Volodymyr Zelensky won't seek a second term in office after Russia's full-scale war ends, he said in an interview with Axios published on Sept. 25.

Zelensky’s comments come amid ongoing peace efforts to end the war, although Russia refuses to agree to a ceasefire and continues its attacks on Ukraine.

"If we finish (the) war with (the) Russians, I'm ready not to go for the second term because it's not my goal — elections," Zelensky said in a released excerpt of the interview.

"I wanted very much in a very difficult period of time to be with my country, help my country. My goal is to finish the war”