Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Fox News on October 21 that Ukraine is ready to freeze the conflict along the current front line, calling it a 'realistic' way to end the war. He described this as a ceasefire, or 'stop the killing' as President Trump puts it, and said it is the minimum Ukraine needs from Russia, with security guarantees to be sought from the US and European partners afterward. The same day, Zelensky said Russia supports a trilateral meeting at working-group level, with the exact timing still under discussion, as US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russia. He expected the meeting in November, or early November at the latest. Witkoff said that after meetings in Oslo and St Petersburg, talks would continue as trilateral technical-level negotiations.
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