Top Ukrainian official hints at potential peace summit with Russia
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A top Ukrainian official says Russia may soon be invited to participate in a peace summit on Ukraine's terms.
Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, made the statement during a press conference on Sunday. Ukraine is already participating in a summit to discuss a vision for peace in Switzerland, though Russia will not be in attendance.
"There can be a situation in which we together invite representatives of the Russian Federation, where they will be presented with the plan in case whoever is representing the aggressor country at that time will want to genuinely end this war and return to a just peace," Yermak said Sunday.
Zelenskyy previously proposed a peace deal in late 2022. That deal called for the immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine as well as the return to pre-war borders.
Russia dismissed that proposal immediately, and the two nations have never directly engaged in talks.
The news comes as Ukraine's defense stumbles, allowing for major Russian gains for the first time in months.
Ukrainian officials have blamed their troubles on a lack of continued funding from the U. S. Republicans in Congress have blocked further spending on Ukraine this year.... (Read more)
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