"There is hope for this. Today is the deadline for the ultimatum," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a news conference.

WARSAW (Reuters) -A pause in the conflict in Ukraine could be close, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday after speaking to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

A freeze in hostilities in Ukraine is more likely a near-term rather than a distant prospect. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said this during a press conference in northern Poland on Friday, August 8, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. He noted that he had a lengthy conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

In September 2025, Ukraine plans to begin the exhumation of the remains of Ukrainians who were improperly buried in Poland, states Andrii Nadzhos, Deputy Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine for European Integration,

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said a pause in Ukraine’s conflict may be approaching, following an August 8 conversation with President Volodymyr Zelensky. While cautious, Zelensky remains optimistic.