Russia Wants to Disrupt the First Global Peace Summit — President at the Meeting with Foreign and Ukrainian Ambassadors

24 April 2024 - 19:26

World leaders will soon receive invitations to the first Global Peace Summit that will take place in Switzerland in June. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated this during a meeting with heads of foreign missions and international organizations accredited in Ukraine, and heads of Ukrainian diplomatic institutions abroad.

The meeting was also attended by the Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, the Deputy Heads of the Presidential Office Ihor Zhovkva and Mykola Tochytskyi, and the Advisors to the Head of the Presidential Office Dariia Zarivna and Oleksandr Bevz.

The President thanked all those who already are helping organize the Summit and invited others to join in. He also noted that the aggressor state of the Russian Federation intends to disrupt the event.

“We have precise intelligence information – specific data – that Russia not only wants to disrupt the Peace Summit, but also has a specific plan – how to do it, how to reduce the number of participating countries, how to act to ensure that there is no peace for even longer. We will share with you, dear partners, at the level of diplomats, at the level of intelligence, Russia's plans. And together we must counteract this – we must work in unity for a just peace,” he said.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that the first foundations of peace would be laid at the Summit. And that it is important not only for Ukraine but for the whole world.

“This is the first real step in all the years of war. The first real diplomatic step. There were many attempts. There were many proposals, and this truly joint proposal, this joint platform will be the first attempt like this. And I really want this to be not just an attempt, but a tangible result,” the Head of State concluded.

Ambassadors from several countries also addressed the meeting.

The first Global Peace Summit will be held according to the Ukrainian Peace Formula proposed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It consists of ten points, each of which is addressed by a separate working group.