We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development Zelensky proposes freezing front with Russia as first step to peace talks President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called for the front line in Russia's war against to Ukraine to be frozen along current lines as a first step toward peace talks. His comments came as US special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference on October 20, 2026 in Oslo, Norway. © Lise Aserud/NTB Scanpix via AP Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky called Wednesday for freezing the front in his country’s war against Russia as a first step toward ceasefire talks.
We call it ceasefire... freeze and stop,” Zelensky said in an interview on “Fox and Friends”, when asked if he would accept a peace deal that freezes the front along its current lines after Russia’s invasion. The comments came as US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin for talks on ending the war. Read moreRussia announces release of US citizen Stephen Hubbard during Putin-Witkoff meeting As Witkoff touched down in Saint Petersburg, Russia announced it would soon begin shipments of diesel to the United States under a dealwith President Donald Trump, and that it had freed a US citizen held by Moscow since the start of the war.
But don’t speak about us without us, please.” Zelensky stressed that any peace deal must include security guarantees from partners including the United States and European allies. Such guarantees would help ensure Ukrainians are not “afraid... that occupation will come back, aggression will come back, killings will come back”. Zelensky spoke days after Kyiv accused Washington of deliberately slowing speeds on the SpaceX-operated Starshield communications system that’s crucial for its battlefield communications.
Ukraine also uses SpaceX’s parallel Starlink civilian satellite system. Read moreWhat is Starshield,SpaceX's military version of Starlink? Starlink and Starshield services are “still limited”, Zelensky said.
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