Zelenskyy says "more pressure" is needed to get Putin to negotiate peace deal

Face The Nation Zelenskyy says "more pressure" is needed to get Putin to table to negotiate peace deal .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-face-the-nation.jpg'); } By Richard Escobedo, Richard Escobedo Richard Escobedo covers economic policy at CBS News and is a coordinating producer at Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan. He joined CBS in 2018 and is a graduate of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Read Full Bio Richard Escobedo, Kaia Hubbard Kaia Hubbard Politics Reporter Kaia Hubbard is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Kaia Hubbard May 31, 2026 / 3:00 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that world leaders need to put "more pressure," including sanctions, on Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring him to the negotiating table as Zelenskyy seeks to end the war that has stretched on for more than four years. Zelenskyy indicated battlefield gains over the next six months could strengthen Ukraine's hand in future peace talks, echoing remarks made last week by Brigadier General Andriy Biletsky, a top Ukrainian commander. "Before the winter, we need to find a way, diplomatic way, to sit and to speak," Zelenskyy said in an exclusive interview for "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." The interview was taped on May 29 and aired Sunday. The Institute for the Study of War, a nonpartisan think tank that tracks the battlefield, concluded earlier this month that Ukrainian forces may have an edge. "Russian forces' rates of advances are stagnating while Ukrainian forces are employing novel tactics and operational concepts in efforts to break out of positional warfare," the ISW said in an analysis published May 25. "It remains too early to tell whether Ukrainian forces will successfully restore maneuver to the battlefield, however.Zelenskyy again pleaded for additional U.S. suppo...