The Global Peace Summit should become a significant step towards ending the war and establishing a just peace for Ukraine. This was stated by Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak during a panel discussion at the UNITED24 Summit dedicated to the Global Peace Summit. Professor at Harvard University, historian Serhii Plokhy also took part in the discussion.
"It is very important to make this inaugural summit a success. We believe that it will be a significant step towards ending the war and restoring a just peace. Because we do not need just any kind of peace, we need a just peace," the Head of the Presidential Office noted.
That is why, according to him, the Peace Formula proposed by the President of Ukraine is based on international law. Andriy Yermak emphasized that Russia's war against Ukraine affects every person in the world.
"Because it's about our grain, about the environment, about the Zaporizhzhia NPP occupied by Russians. And, for example, the issue of POWs is not only a Ukrainian issue, and it cannot be resolved through traditional diplomacy," explained the Head of the Presidential Office.
Serhii Plokhy noted that this war cannot end with a compromise. A compromise would actually create the grounds for a new global conflict, and this is important for Ukraine's partners to understand. He also emphasized that the so-called German or Korean option is impossible for Ukraine.
There can be no "two Ukraines." There can only be one Ukraine, and this should be based only on international law. This is an argument that works in the Global South, in the Global North, anywhere," Serhii Plokhy summarized.