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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested that a ceasefire could begin by freezing the current front line in the war with Russia.
Speaking to Fox News on Wednesday, Zelenskyy said halting fighting along existing positions could provide a starting point for negotiations to end the war.
“Right now we need to freeze, and I think that is the real way to end the war. We call it ceasefire. Freeze and stop,” he said.
His comments came in response to a question about whether Ukraine would accept a peace agreement that leaves the front line where it currently stands.
Zelenskyy also stressed that Ukraine must participate directly in any negotiations concerning its future.
“Please do not talk about us without us,” he told Fox News.
The remarks came amid reports of preparations for a possible meeting involving the leaders of Russia, China and the U.S.
Zelenskyy said any peace agreement would also need security guarantees from both the U.S. and Ukraine’s European allies.
Earlier Wednesday, Yuri Ushakov, an adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Moscow was “potentially” prepared to resume negotiations with Ukraine and the United States.
His comments followed a meeting in Russia between Putin and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.
Witkoff had brought proposals aimed at achieving peace, which he described earlier in the day as “ideas”.
However, Ushakov subsequently said there was “not really much substance” to the proposals.
Before traveling to Russia, Witkoff visited Norway, where he met Zelenskyy, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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