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OSLO, Oct 22, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on 
Wednesday backed US leader Donald Trump's proposal to make the current front 
line the basis for negotiations with Russia, but doubted his Russian 
counterpart Vladimir Putin would accept it.

Trump "proposed 'Stay where we stay and begin conversation'," Zelensky told 
reporters during a brief visit to Oslo.

"I think that was a good compromise, but I'm not sure that Putin will support 
it, and I said it to the president," he said.

Efforts to bring an end to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched 
in 2022, appear to have once again hit a standstill.

In recent days, Trump has urged both Moscow and Kyiv to stop the war at their 
current battle lines.

Trump said Tuesday he had shelved plans for a summit in Budapest with Putin 
in the coming weeks because he did not want a "wasted" meeting.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov meanwhile said Wednesday that 
preparations for a summit between Putin and Trump "are continuing".