Ukraine Seeks New Summit With Russia Ahead of US Elections
- Meeting in Switzerland failed to win key Global South nations
- Another Trump presidency might put Ukraine at disadvantage
Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during the Summit on Peace in Ukraine in Lucerne, Switzerland on June 15.
Photographer: Sedat Suna/Getty ImagesKyiv wants to convene a second meeting to achieve a fair peace settlement in Ukraine before the US elections in November, this time with Russia attending, according to people familiar with the matter.
The plan follows the first summit that took place in Switzerland last month and included representatives from more than 90 countries. Russia was not invited, several states sent lower-level delegations and Ukraine’s bid to win over key nations from the Global South faltered as some declined to sign on to a final statement.