Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday he would make peace proposals to Russia once they have been agreed by the international community.
“When the action plan is on the table, accepted by all and transparent to the people, then it will be communicated to the representatives of Russia, so that we can truly end the war“, he declared at the opening of the first peace summit in Ukraine, which is being held this weekend in Switzerland, but without Russia.
American Vice President Kamala Harris, for her part, reiterated the United States’ firm commitment to Ukraine.
“If the world does not react when an aggressor invades its neighbor, other aggressors will undoubtedly become emboldened“, she declared in front of the hundred countries and organizations who are meeting in Switzerland until Sunday to make a first draft of a peace plan.
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin “put forward a proposal. But we must tell the truth: he is not calling for negotiations, he is calling for surrender“from Ukraine.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed that “peace is not just the absence of war“. He rejected the notion of “new reality” put forward by the Kremlin, which would ratify control of 20% of Ukrainian territory.
“An immediate ceasefire without serious negotiations” would only lead to “another frozen conflict.”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also warned that “freezing the conflict” is not a solution but a “recipe for future wars of aggression.”
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for “defining the principles of a just and lasting peace based on international law and the United Nations charter.”
“This is the path forward to achieve a permanent cessation of hostilities,” he said.
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