India, Aug. 10 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin for trying to 'legalise the occupation' of Kyiv's territories as the attempts to reach a peace deal gather pace.

Zelensky said that the end of the war depends on Russia, and it must end the war it started.

"First and foremost, there must be a just end to the war, and it depends on Russia. It is Russia that must end the war it started," he said in his address to the Ukrainian people.

Zelensky said that Ukraine and its allies have the same understanding of the need for a ceasefire and for the end of the killings.

"Only one actor stands against this, Putin. His only card is the ability to kill, and he is trying to sell the cessat...