Zelensky calls for fighting to be frozen before negotiations
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’essentiel
Volodymyr Zelensky is calling for fighting in Ukraine to be frozen before peace talks begin, as Russian-US discussions come to an end in St Petersburg. The Ukrainian president is then seeking security guarantees and insisting that Ukraine take part in the negotiations, according to L’essentiel and an interview with Fox News.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Wednesday 21 October for a freeze in fighting in Ukraine as the first step in talks aimed at ending the war. “This is the minimum we expect from Russia today,” he said in an interview with Fox News.
Zelensky added that Ukraine would then seek security guarantees from US President Donald Trump and the Europeans. He insisted that any peace negotiations must include Kyiv.
The statement came as talks between Russian and US officials were drawing to a close in St Petersburg. The previous day, Zelensky had met US envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo, envoy Jared Kushner by video conference, and the Norwegian and Finnish leaders. The meeting followed a meeting with Steve Witkoff in Oslo.
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