Zelenskyy: Halting fighting along the current front line is the most realistic path to ending the war

[Financial News] Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, has left open the possibility of ceasefire negotiations, saying that halting fighting along the current front line is the most realistic option for ending the war with Russia.
Asked in an interview with Fox News Channel on the 21st (local time) whether he was willing to reach an agreement based on the current front line, President Zelenskyy said, “For now, we need to freeze the front line, and I think this is a practical way to end the war.” He added, “We call this a ceasefire—that is, a freeze and a halt.”
The remark came shortly after U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg.
President Zelenskyy strongly insisted that although Ukraine was willing to engage in negotiations in any format, the Ukrainian government, as a party to the matter, must participate directly. He stressed, “I have always said that we are willing to negotiate in any format and on any subject. But please, do not discuss us without us.”
He also added that any ceasefire agreement must be predicated on firm security guarantees from the United States and its European allies. He explained that only with such guarantees would Ukrainians “not be gripped by fear that another invasion, occupation, or killing would begin.”
The interview took place amid claims that the U.S. was deliberately delaying SpaceX’s Starshield military satellite communications network, on which Ukrainian forces rely along the front line. Ukraine also uses Starlink, SpaceX’s commercial satellite network.
While acknowledging that both services were “still limited,” President Zelenskyy said, “U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would work with his team to resolve this issue.”
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) had previously reported that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk personally ordered restrictions on Starshield service. Musk suggested that the restrictions may have been at the direction of U.S. President Donald Trump, but President Trump denied it.
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