Moscow, Bürgenstock (Union, agencies)
The Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not rule out holding talks with Ukraine with guarantees, while the “Switzerland Summit” stressed the need to involve all parties in a dialogue for peace in Ukraine. Yesterday, Russian news agencies quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying that President Vladimir Putin does not rule out holding talks with Ukraine, but guarantees will be needed for the credibility of any negotiations.
The Kremlin spokesman added: “Zelensky should think about President Putin’s peace proposal because the military situation is getting worse for Kiev.”
The Kremlin spokesman described Zelensky as “not a person with whom any agreement can be concluded.”
This came as the final statement of the summit held in Switzerland on peace in Ukraine, yesterday, said that the war in Ukraine is causing widespread human suffering and destruction, but the path to peace requires the participation of all parties.
The first international summit on peace in Ukraine, which was held in the absence of Russia, called for the involvement of all parties to the conflict with the aim of stopping military operations, according to the final statement.
“The ongoing war in Ukraine continues to cause widespread human suffering and destruction and creates risks and crises with global repercussions,” the statement said.
The majority of participants supported the call to exchange captured soldiers on both sides.
The final statement stated: “We believe that achieving peace requires the participation of all parties and dialogue between them.” He added, “We reaffirm our commitment to the principles of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of all countries, including Ukraine, within their internationally recognized borders.”
But the Kremlin considered yesterday that Ukraine should consider the peace proposal recently put forward by President Putin, because the situation of its forces on the front is “getting worse.”
Yesterday, Russia announced control of a new village in southern Ukraine, as part of its continued slow progress on the front.
The Ukrainian president said, “The support of Western leaders and others demonstrated the possibility of restoring the rule of international law,” adding, “I hope that we can achieve results as soon as possible. We will prove to everyone in the world that the United Nations Charter can regain its full effectiveness.”
Zelensky added in his speech: “The war must end and peace must be achieved,” adding that “all countries participating in the conference support the territorial integrity of Ukraine.”
The Ukrainian president praised the broad participation in the summit, describing it as a sign of its success and predicting that it would “make history.”
He stressed that “when action plans for peace become ready, the way will be open for the second peace summit.”
For her part, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, “Keeping the conflict as it is now is not the solution, but rather a recipe for the outbreak of other wars in the future.”
Von der Leyen added, “Peace in Ukraine will not be achieved in one step, but rather it will be a path.”
The final statement of the Swiss summit stated, “Food security should not be used as a weapon,” adding that access to ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov is vital for global food supplies.
The talks on food security addressed the decline in agricultural production and exports, which had a ripple effect around the world, as Ukraine was one of the world’s breadbaskets before the war.
The talks also focused on the continuing dangers posed by mines and unexploded ordnance.
The host country, Switzerland, said, “Finding a political solution in Ukraine remains crucial to achieving stability in food prices on the global market.”
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