President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine and the whole world want Russia to participate in global forums aimed at ending the acute conflict in Ukraine, UNN reports citing AFP.
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Leaders and officials from more than 90 countries gathered in the Swiss resort of Burgenstock in June for the first peace summit, which Russia derided as a waste of time.
But Zelenskyy recently indicated that Moscow should be represented at the second summit, tentatively scheduled for this year, a change of approach after Kyiv explicitly excluded Moscow from the first high-level meeting.
"Most of the world today says that Russia should be represented at the second summit, otherwise we will not achieve significant results," Zelensky said.
"Since the whole world wants them to be at the negotiating table, we can't be against it," he told AFP and other French media during an interview in western Ukraine on Tuesday.