Trump’s call to freeze Ukraine conflict at current frontlines is ‘good compromise’, says Zelenskyy – Europe live

<p>Ukrainian president’s comments come amid suspension of planned US-Russian summit and fresh attacks on Kyiv and Kharkiv</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/22/kyiv-russian-missile-drone-strike-attack-people-killed">Children among six killed in Russian attack on Kyiv</a></p><p><strong>Russia</strong> said on Wednesday that preparation for a presidential summit between <strong>Vladimir Putin</strong> and <strong>Donald Trump</strong> was still continuing, despite the latter announcing it had been shelved (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/22/russia-ukraine-war-kyiv-attack-latest-news-updates-europe?page=with%3Ablock-68f89f0f8f0838c50dd42b8f#block-68f89f0f8f0838c50dd42b8f">see 10.30am BST</a>).</p><p>“We are saying that preparations for a summit are continuing,” Russian deputy foreign minister <strong>Sergei Ryabkov</strong> was quoted as saying by the state TASS news agency.</p><p>I want to officially confirm: Russia has not changed its position compared to the understandings that were reached during the Alaska summit.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/22/russia-ukraine-war-kyiv-attack-latest-news-updates-europe">Continue reading...</a>