{"id":1384436,"date":"2026-06-07T22:34:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1384436"},"modified":"2026-06-07T22:34:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:34:58","slug":"zelenskyy-freezing-the-front-line-at-current-positions-is-the-fastest-path-to-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-freezing-the-front-line-at-current-positions-is-the-fastest-path-to-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy: Freezing the Front Line at Current Positions Is the &#8220;Fastest Path&#8221; to Peace"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be prepared to freeze the front line with Russia at its current positions as part of a ceasefire agreement, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> informs.<\/p>\n   <p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ukraine-war-latest-russian-drone-hits-extremely-critical-nuclear-facility-near-chernobyl-as-zelenskyy-expected-in-london-12541713?postid=11826290#liveblog-body\">Sky News,<\/a> Zelenskyy was asked whether he would accept a ceasefire that freezes the battlefield where it currently stands.<\/p>\n   <p>&#8220;If a ceasefire were agreed tomorrow, where would you want the front lines to be frozen? Where they are at this moment? Would you agree to that?&#8221; the interviewer asked.<\/p>\n   <p>&#8220;Yes. That is the fastest path,&#8221; Zelenskyy replied.<\/p>\n   <p>At the same time, the Ukrainian president stressed that Ukraine&#8217;s goal is not simply to freeze the conflict.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;We want to stop the war in a way that it does not return. The idea is not simply to freeze it, but the fastest way is to freeze the fighting and move everything into a diplomatic track,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>When asked whether that would mean giving Russia what it currently wants, Zelenskyy rejected the suggestion.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;No, it is not simply giving it away. Remaining where we are now means giving the people of Ukraine more opportunities to save their children and giving soldiers a chance to return home. I believe that is important for us,&#8221; the president said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/we-will-not-simply-die-in-silence-we-will-fight-back-zelenskyy-tells-sky-news\/\">\u201cWe Will Not Simply Die in Silence. 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