Moscow on Wednesday rejected speculation about a potential freezing of the war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin "has already said that freezing this conflict is not an option," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in a press briefing.

Peskov said that while Putin has repeatedly conveyed his willingness to engage in talks, Moscow still wants to achieve its war aims.

The comments came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday suggested in a speech to parliament that temporary Russian control over Ukrainian territory may be inevitable while Putin remains in power.

Speculation has circulated in international media that the war in Ukraine could be frozen along the front lines without Kiev legally ceding territory to Russia.

Moscow currently controls around one-fifth of Ukrainian territory, including the Crimean peninsula.