Russia announces it will not participate in the second summit on Ukraine requested by kyiv

His presence was nevertheless requested by Volodymyr Zelensky. Russia announced on Saturday, September 21, that it will not participate in the second summit on peace in Ukraine planned by kyiv in November, after a first edition in June in Switzerland.

Moscow rejected this prospect on the eve of a trip by the Ukrainian president to Washington, during which he plans to present his “plan for victory” to President Joe Biden, Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, and former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump. “The summit will have the same objectives: to promote the illusory ‘Zelensky formula’ as any basis for resolving the conflict, to gain the support of the majority of the world and to use it to present Russia with an ultimatum of capitulation.”says the spokeswoman for Russian diplomacy.

kyiv maintains its demand for peace “just” which would see Russian troops leave the country’s internationally recognized borders, including the Crimean peninsula. Moscow has said it is only prepared to consider “serious proposals” which would take into account “the situation on the ground reflecting geopolitical realities” – and in June, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would agree to peace talks only if Ukraine gave up four regions that Russia claims it should annex.