Ukraine wants to hold the second Peace Summit by the end of the year

Ukraine hopes to hold the second meeting of the Peace Summit by the end of this year. It also wants Russia to be involved in the meeting, but it is not about bilateral dialogue.

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to Ukraine's Ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar during a briefing in Ankara, as quoted by Reuters.

“One of the most important goals of this summit is to achieve a just peace in Ukraine. We are not talking about a format in which Ukraine and Russia sit across from each other and Ukraine listens to Russia's demands,” the ambassador said.

According to Bodnar, today's strategy is for the international community, together with Ukraine, to draw up a list of steps necessary to establish a just peace, and to discuss what demands to make to Russia based on this list.

“This will not be a direct bilateral meeting, it will most likely be a format where third parties will be involved, and (negotiations - ed.) will be conducted through third parties. We hope to hold this summit by the end of the year,” he added.

The ambassador also believes that Turkey, which tried to maintain warm relations with Ukraine and Russia during the war, will be an important participant in the summit due to its experience in mediating other conflicts.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 10/10/2024