A senior Ukrainian official said on Sunday (Aug 6) that talks in Saudi Arabia to make headway towards a peaceful settlement of the war with Russia had been productive, but Moscow called the meeting a doomed attempt to swing the Global South behind Kyiv. More than 40 countries, including China, India, the U
A senior Ukrainian official said on Sunday that talks in Saudi Arabia to make headway towards a peaceful settlement of the war with Russia had been productive, but Moscow called the meeting a doomed attempt to swing the Global South behind Kyiv.
President Volodymir Zelenskyy has said he wants a global summit to take place based on those principles later this year. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted by state media on Sunday as saying the meeting was"a reflection of the West's attempt to continue futile, doomed efforts" to mobilise the Global South behind Zelenskyy's position.
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