A summit in Lviv (Lemberg) is said to be about diplomatic ways out of the war. The United Nations expresses itself cautiously.
Kyiv – Is an end to the fighting in Ukraine war reached through diplomatic channels? This is to be discussed at a three-way summit. There is also UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday (18 August) in Lviv (Lemberg) in western Ukraine. The Turkish side announced that the “end of the war between Ukraine and Russia to be discussed through diplomatic channels”. This was stated by the Turkish Presidential Office in Ankara.
UN Secretary-General Guterres is traveling to Lviv at Zelensky’s invitation, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in New York on Tuesday (16 August). After that, Guterres will travel on to Odessa on the Black Sea and visit a port. Before returning to New York, the UN chief will visit the joint coordination center for monitoring grain exports across the Black Sea in Istanbul.
End of the Ukraine war? According to the United Nations, a number of questions need to be clarified
The UN did not rule out talks about an end to the fighting, but showed reluctance. “There are a number of issues that are being raised: the conflict in general, the need for a political solution to this conflict,” Dujarric said. Guterres repeatedly emphasizes that he is a friend of quiet diplomacy. ways out of an affair like that Ukraine conflict are negotiated behind closed doors.
Dujarric said there was “no doubt” that the dangerous situation around Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear power plant and a planned international expert mission to the power plant would also be addressed. Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, occupied by Russia, has been under fire for days. the Ukraine and Russia blame each other for it. Erdogan announced talks with Zelenskyy on all aspects of bilateral relations.
Mediation in the Ukraine war: Guterres and Erdogan had already been successful in July
Guterres and Erdogan brought Russia and Ukraine to an agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain at the end of July. At the time, it was said from New York that they wanted to build on this success. UN circles believe that negotiations for a nationwide ceasefire are only possible if none of the warring parties can record any significant gains in territory and refrain from the goal of victory. (tk with dpa)
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