Saudi Arabia to Host Ukraine Talks Early Subsequent Month – WSJ

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is about to host talks in August about Ukraine, inviting Western states, Ukraine and main growing nations together with India and Brazil, the Wall Road Journal reported on Saturday.

The assembly would deliver senior officers from as much as 30 nations, together with Indonesia, Egypt, Mexico, Chile and Zambia, to Jeddah on Aug 5 and 6, the report mentioned, citing diplomats concerned within the dialogue.

Ukraine and Western officers hope that the talks, which exclude Russia, can result in worldwide backing for peace phrases favoring Ukraine, it mentioned.

The Kremlin, which claims to have annexed round a sixth of Ukraine, has mentioned it views peace talks with Ukraine as attainable provided that Kyiv accepts “new realities”, a reference to its territorial claims. Kyiv says negotiations with Russia can be attainable solely after Moscow withdraws its troops.

Among the many invited nations, it’s not but clear what number of will attend, though nations that took half in an analogous spherical of talks in Copenhagen in June are anticipated to take action once more, the report mentioned.

Britain, South Africa, Poland and the EU are amongst those that have confirmed attendance and the U.S. nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan is predicted to attend, it added.

(Reporting by Baranjot Kaur in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Peter Graff)

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