One day, the storm will pass. The skies will clear, and the sun will return — not just to the world outside, but to the quiet corners of your heart.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday ahead of talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia that Ukraine wants peace and Russia is the “only reason” that the war has dragged on.