Ukraine's intelligence chief says US-Russia economic ties can't recover without ending the war

Ukraine's presidential office head stated Russia and the US cannot normalize economic ties without ending the war. Kyrylo Budanov commented on potential US-Russia economic deals, noting that while some steps are being taken, they are not serious and a full reset is impossible without resolving the conflict. The comments were made at a security forum, where Budanov also expressed optimism about ending hostilities by winter and mentioned upcoming US delegations to Kyiv and Moscow.