{"id":269669,"date":"2024-07-22T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=269669"},"modified":"2024-09-23T14:36:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T13:36:47","slug":"zelensky-says-russia-should-attend-next-ukraine-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2024\/07\/zelensky-says-russia-should-attend-next-ukraine-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky Says Russia Should Attend Next Ukraine Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Volodymyr Zelensky
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15 Jul 2024 <\/em>– Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today<\/a> that Russian representatives should attend the next international summit on the Ukraine war.<\/p>\n

The comments marked a shift for Zelensky since he had previously refused to invite Russia to attend international summits where he was pushing his \u201cpeace formula.\u201d Switzerland hosted a summit last month that included representatives from 92 countries, but Russia was not invited.<\/p>\n

Zelensky told reporters that he\u2019s in the process of planning the next summit. \u201cI set a goal that in November we would have a fully ready plan,\u201d he said, according to Reuters<\/em>. \u201cI think that representatives of Russia should be at the second summit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zelensky\u2019s comments come as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been pushing for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Orban discussed his ideas in recent visits to Kyiv, Moscow, and Beijing. For his efforts, top EU officials are boycotting meetings held in Hungary<\/a>, which is currently holding the EU\u2019s rotating presidency.<\/p>\n

Zelensky\u2019s \u201cpeace formula\u201d calls for a complete Russian withdrawal from Ukrainian territory before peace talks could even happen, which is a non-starter for negotiations with Moscow.<\/p>\n

During his visit to Kyiv, Orban suggested Zelensky consider a ceasefire with Russia as a first step toward a peace deal. Zelensky rejected the idea, but his comments about Russia attending the summit could signal a softening stance.<\/p>\n

Throughout the war, the only time a real peace deal was on the table was back in March and April of 2022. But the US and NATO\u00a0discouraged Ukraine from signing an agreement\u00a0<\/a>and promised to support its fight against Russia.<\/p>\n

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Dave DeCamp is the news editor of<\/em> antiwar.com.<\/p>\n

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