Ukraine’s Zelenskiy eyes second summit in November, says Russia should attend
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he aimed to have a plan ready in November to enable Kyiv to hold a second international summit on his vision of peace in Ukraine, and he said representatives of Russia should attend. Ukraine hosted delegations from 92 countries at a first summit in Switzerland last […]
Putin demands more Ukrainian land to end war; Kyiv rejects “ultimatum”
Moscow, Russia Reuters President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia would end the war in Ukraine only if Kyiv agreed to drop its NATO ambitions and hand over the entirety of four provinces claimed by Moscow, demands Kyiv swiftly rejected as tantamount to surrender. On the eve of a conference in Switzerland to which Russia […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says Russia putting pressure on countries to shun peace summit
Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Russia was still trying to disrupt next month’s world “peace summit” devoted to the conflict with Russia and was putting pressure on countries to stay away from the gathering. Zelenskiy wants the summit, scheduled for 15th to 16th June in Switzerland, to produce a front to […]
Dozens of countries sign up for Ukraine peace summit, Switzerland says
Berlin, Germany Reuters A summit that Switzerland hopes will pave the way for a peace process in Ukraine has drawn delegations from more than 50 countries, Swiss President Viola Amherd said on Wednesday. The neutral Swiss government was seeking a broad-based turnout from different parts of the world, and 160 invitations were sent, Amherd said […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: Cape Verde first African state to agree to attend peace summit
Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that the island state of Cape Verde had become the first African country to agree to attend a world “peace summit” aimed at finding a solution to Ukraine’s more than two-year-old war against Russia. The summit, to which Russia has not been invited, is to take place […]
Ukraine may have talks eventually with Russia, intelligence officer says
Reuters Ukraine will at some point have to enter into talks with Russia to bring an end to their more than two-year-old war, a senior Ukrainian intelligence official said in an interview published on Thursday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has repeatedly ruled out talks with the Kremlin, and a decree he issued after Russia formally […]
Ukraine eyes global peace summit this year, says deputy foreign minister
Reuters Ukraine aims to hold a global “peace summit” of world leaders this year, Deputy Minister Mykola Tochytskyi said on Sunday after international representatives met in Malta over the weekend to discuss Kyiv’s peace formula for its war with Russia. “This aim remains necessary and possible…it has been demonstrated that there is interest in this,” […]
Ukraine ‘peace summit’ talks make progress but long way to go – officials
Brussels, Belgium Reuters Ukraine’s work with allies to build broad international support for a peace blueprint has made progress but any summit to endorse a document is at least months away, officials said. Senior officials from Ukraine, G7 countries, the European Union and nations such as Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey met […]