On Monday, Vladimir Zelensky suggested that Ukraine and its backers intend to hold a second ‘peace summit’ by November, when the presidential election in the US will take place.
He noted that there will be three separate meetings, focusing on energy security, freedom of navigation, and prisoner exchanges, to pave the way for another high-profile conference.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said last week that Moscow had no plans to attend any new summits on Ukraine dedicated to promoting what he called Kiev’s “dead-end and ultimatum-like… formula.’”
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova branded the first Swiss-hosted summit a “fiasco,” noting that almost half the delegations that were invited – including China – did not show up. She added that the gathering failed to establish a setting for talks on a sustainable peace.
The Swiss-hosted event focused on three points of Vladimir Zelensky ‘peace formula,’ including prisoner exchanges, nuclear security and food supplies.
The plan, first put forward by Kiev in late 2022, calls on Russia to withdraw from all territories Ukraine claims as its own, and was dismissed by Moscow as being detached from reality.
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