Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Ukraine Peace Plan Talks In Saudi Arabia Ends In Failure

 

Bloomberg: Ukraine Peace Plan Talks End in Saudi With Few Concrete Steps 

A peace plan pitched by Ukraine and its allies to more than 40 countries this weekend in Saudi Arabia brought little in the way of concrete steps to stop the war or reverse Russia’s territorial gains. 

The most tangible outcome from the Jeddah meetings was a plan to form working groups under various points of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s 10-point “peace formula” — on areas including food supply and nuclear security — according to people familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. 

While Zelenskiy’s Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak praised the consultations, representatives for China stuck to calls for a cease-fire as a precursor to peace talks — an approach that French delegates said was unacceptable because it would effectively freeze Russia’s gains in place.  

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WNU Editor: This was an attempt by Ukraine and its backers to convince/coerce/threaten some members of the global south to support Ukraine's conditions to end the war. It failed.

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