Ukraine Hopes to Maintain Peace Summit This Autumn – Zelenskiy

KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mentioned on Wednesday he hoped a Ukraine “peace summit” might be held this autumn, and that this week’s talks in Saudi Arabia have been a stepping stone in the direction of that aim.

Zelenskiy advised Ukrainian diplomats in a speech revealed on the president’s web site that nearly 40 international locations could be represented on the assembly in Jeddah on Aug 5 and 6.

“We’re engaged on making it (the summit) occur this fall,” he mentioned.

“Autumn could be very quickly, however there may be nonetheless time to arrange for the summit and contain a lot of the world’s international locations.”

Zelenskiy and his staff are working with allies to construct broad assist for a “peace summit” that might endorse rules to underpin a settlement to finish the conflict began by Russia’s full-scale invasion nearly 18 months in the past.

The summit would construct on a 10-point plan outlined by Kyiv final autumn that has been actively promoted by Zelenskiy.

His imaginative and prescient for peace requires the total restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and a full withdrawal of Russian troops, the safety of meals and vitality safety, nuclear security, the discharge of all prisoners, and different factors.

No venue has been agreed for the summit but.

Ukrainian and Western officers have mentioned the summit wouldn’t contain Russia.

(Reporting by Olena Harmash; modifying by Tom Balmforth)

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