Trump’s call to freeze Ukraine conflict at current frontlines is ‘good compromise’, says Zelenskyy – as it happened
by Tom Ambrose (now) and Amy Sedghi (earlier) from on (#70XY7)
Ukrainian president's comments come amid suspension of planned US-Russian summit and fresh attacks on Kyiv and Kharkiv
Russia said on Wednesday that preparation for a presidential summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump was still continuing, despite the latter announcing it had been shelved (see 10.30am BST).
We are saying that preparations for a summit are continuing," Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying by the state TASS news agency.
I want to officially confirm: Russia has not changed its position compared to the understandings that were reached during the Alaska summit.
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