# Zelenskyy says he is open to freezing front lines as a path to ceasefire

https://mins.news/en/item/110485

- CGTN, 2026-10-21 13:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-21/Zelenskyy-says-willing-to-accept-deal-retaining-75-of-territory-1RqzreZRW5W/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would consider freezing the Russia-Ukraine front lines as a way to end the war, calling it a ceasefire. He also voiced hope for a positive outcome from US envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting in Russia and backed talks among the leaders of Ukraine, the US and Russia.

## Stories

- [Russia Ukraine War and European Support](https://mins.news/en/topic/russia-ukraine-war-european-support) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/russia-ukraine-war-european-support.md

## Related coverage

- [Russia and Ukraine agree to resume peace talks next month](https://mins.news/en/item/110498) — CGTN, 2026-10-22
- [Russia willing to resume peace talks with Ukraine and US after Witkoff visit](https://mins.news/en/item/110015) — Al Jazeera, 2026-10-21
- [Putin says Kremlin is ready to resume trilateral peace talks with US and Ukraine](https://mins.news/en/item/109571) — The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-21
- [Zelenskyy opens door to ‘freezing’ battle lines to end war with Russia](https://mins.news/en/video/109396) — Fox News, 2026-10-21