Volodymyr Zelensky called on the international community to attend a summit on his peace plan. “The more countries that participate, the more support we will have,” Ukraine’s president told a news conference marking the first anniversary of the war in Kiev on Friday. The summit is expected to be attended not only by Ukraine’s western partners, but also by Latin American countries, African countries, China and India.
The date for the summit has not yet been set. Zelensky’s “Ukrainian peace formula” includes the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory, the release of all prisoners of war, a tribunal against Russian war criminals, and security guarantees for Ukraine.
Today, Kiev is demanding more and better weapons, including tanks, fighter jets and long-range missiles – as well as money to finance the state budget and a “new diplomacy” with more pressure on the war’s opponents, Russia.
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022 and has since annexed several Ukrainian territories in violation of international law. Including the Crimean Peninsula, which was annexed in 2014, Russian troops currently occupy about a fifth of Ukraine’s territory.