Zelensky and Macron planning peace summit without Russia WSJ RT World News
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It is highly unlikely that a European summit to which Russia is not invited, organized by countries currently bankrolling the Ukrainian military, will change any minds in the Kremlin. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated last week that the Ukrainian plan essentially involves the capitulation of Russia.
European officials are aware of this, and told the Wall Street Journal that they plan on watering down Ukraines plan to make it more acceptable to non-Western powers such as Brazil, China, India, and Saudi Arabia, if not to Russia itself.
Yermak acknowledged that the peace process is not possible without the whole world, including the leaders of the Global South, and Zelensky has recently made overtures to the non-Western world, addressing the Arab League in Saudi Arabia this month and speaking to Chinese President Xi Jinping the month before.
However, this outreach has come across ham-fisted at times, with Zelensky accusing Arab League members of succumbing to Russian influence, before skipping out on a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the G7 summit in Japan. Last month, Zelenskys top adviser, Mikhail Podoliak, demanded that China make a choice to back Ukraine and the West or lose its influence in world affairs.
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China has released its own 12-point peace plan, which despite being rejected by the US and its NATO allies, has found favor in much of the world, including Russia. Lula has backed Beijings plan, while a coalition of African leaders has urged Ukraine to agree to a ceasefire followed by peace talks, which Kiev has refused to do unless Moscows troops withdraw to Russias pre-conflict borders.
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Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 1:37 pm