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According to Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia is not ready “for a just peace”
Russia and its leaders “are not ready for a just peace”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused on Sunday, following the Peace Summit in Switzerland, which provided strong support for the integrity of his country . We have to do our job, let’s not think about Russia, let’s do what we have to do. For now, Russia and its leaders are not ready for a just peace. It’s a fact,” the president said.
Russia can negotiate peace “tomorrow, if it withdraws from our territory”, insisted Volodymyr Zelensky, while Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready for talks. However, he set unacceptable conditions for kyiv, which would amount to a surrender and abandonment of territories recognized as Ukrainian by the international community.
Summit on Ukraine: the final communiqué denounces “the militarization of food security”
The press release emphasizes that “food security must in no way be militarized”. The invasion of Ukraine – one of the world’s main grain exporters – had dramatic repercussions on supplies, particularly in poor countries, and also on inflation. The virtual cessation of Russian fertilizer exports had the same effect at the start of the conflict.
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Summit on Ukraine: final communiqué calls for return of Ukrainian children deported by Russia
The final communiqué demands the release “by complete exchange” of prisoners of war but also “of all deported and illegally displaced Ukrainian children”. The text also demands that all illegally detained Ukrainian civilians must be returned to Ukraine.
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Summit on Ukraine: final communiqué “reaffirms the territorial integrity” of the country
Summit on Ukraine: to make peace, “all parties must be involved”, says the final communiqué
The first peace summit in Ukraine, which is being held in Switzerland without Russia, calls for “involving all parties” to the conflict to end hostilities, according to the final communiqué. The text, which is supported by the vast majority of the hundred or so participants, also reaffirms “the principles of sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of all states, including Ukraine”. “We believe that achieving peace requires participation and dialogue between all parties,” the English text reads.
ISIS hostage taking in Russian prison: attackers neutralized, hostages unhurt
The Russian penitentiary service indicated this Sunday that it had released unharmed the two guards taken hostage by members of the jihadist organization Islamic State (IS) in a prison in the Rostov region, in southern Russia. “During a special operation (…) the criminals were liquidated and the employees who were taken hostage were released and were not injured,” the prison services said in a statement.
Russian journalist killed in eastern Ukraine
Russian journalist Nikita Tsitsagi was killed in a drone attack in eastern Ukraine, where he was reporting, his media announced this Sunday. “Our correspondent Nikita Tsitsagi was killed during an attack by Ukrainian army drones,” reports News.ru. The attack occurred near Vouhledar, a town where fierce fighting has taken place for months.
Two guards taken hostage in a Russian prison by members of the Islamic State
Two prison officers were taken hostage by members of the jihadist organization Islamic State (IS) in a detention center in the Rostov region, in southern Russia, the prison services announced this Sunday. “The defendants detained in one of the cells of detention center number 1 (…) for the Rostov region took two prison officers hostage,” they said in a press release.
“Historic agreements” for Ukraine at the G7, according to Volodymyr Zelensky
A Russian military plane violated Swedish airspace east of the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish army said. Two Gripen fighters were sent to meet the Russian bomber, a Sukhoi Su-24, but the Russian pilot did not respond to a call from controllers. The Chief of Staff of the Swedish Air Force, Jonas Wikman, denounced an “unacceptable” provocation.
Emmanuel Macron: peace cannot “be a Ukrainian capitulation”
Peace in Ukraine cannot “be a capitulation” of the country, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday at a peace summit in Switzerland. “We are all committed to building a lasting peace. And as several of you have mentioned, such a peace cannot be a Ukrainian capitulation,” he said in English. “There is an attacker and a victim.” “This war is a global problem,” he said, in unison with many other leaders.
We do not want war or division. We want a lasting peace that respects international rules and Ukrainian sovereignty.
Until this peace that Europe and the world so badly need, we will continue to work to help Ukraine resist. pic.twitter.com/2yhw4sIiiW
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1802068674938835408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Volodymyr Zelensky wants to present an international peace plan to Moscow
Volodymyr Zelensky promises to make peace proposals to Russia once they are validated by the international community. The Ukrainian president was speaking at the Ukraine Peace Summit which is being held in Switzerland this weekend in the presence of 90 heads of state and government, without Russia or China. “When the action plan is on the table, accepted by all and transparent for the people, then it will be communicated to the representatives of Russia, so that we can truly end the war,” said Volodymyr Zelensky.
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