Developments in Ukraine|Zelensky’s failure to win the support of the world south

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, news agency Bloomberg reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy failed to get the support he wanted from a number of key countries in the global south at the Swiss conference. This issue has cast a shadow on his efforts to gain more support from Kiev.

This news agency wrote: The Swiss summit has differences between world leaders regarding the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and The problem of supplying weapons to this country by the western partners has made it more obvious. It is about countries that either want to maintain their relations with Russia or have a different assessment of the conflict in Ukraine. Bloomberg noted that Zelensky admitted about the results of the conference that Many countries would like to see Russia in this event. He mentioned that he expects some countries that have not signed the final statement of the summit to do so after consulting their governments. Therefore, it can be concluded that the Swiss conference showed that if any progress can be made regarding gaining the support of the global south, this process will be very slow.

It should be noted that more than 10 countries, including members of the BRICS group, refused to sign the final statement of the summit on Ukraine. The final document of the conference on Ukraine held in Switzerland was supported by 80 of the 92 participating countries. The list of countries was published last night in some Swiss media.

It should be noted that, among those who supported this statement, the United States of America, Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany and other European Union countries. Also, some participants refused to sign this document and do not agree with all its provisions, among them the members of the BRICS group. We are talking about South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, India, Indonesia, Armenia and Bahrain.

Karl Nehmer, Chancellor of Austria, also mentioned this issue. and reminded that some countries have complained about the final statement and do not fully agree with its content.  Nehmer added: “The intention is to organize the next conference with more specific negotiations.” Of course, according to him, the prospect of such an event is still not clear and it is too early to talk about Russia’s participation in it. And follow the 45th day of the war in Ukraine:

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Zelensky: Kyiv is ready to negotiate with Russia respecting the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference after After the summit in Switzerland, he emphasized that only if Russia respects the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine, Kiev is ready to start negotiations with Moscow.

He said: “If Russia respects our territorial integrity, we are also ready to start negotiations with Moscow tomorrow.” He talked about Russia’s possible participation in the “Second Peace Summit” and pointed to the fact that many countries would like Moscow’s representatives to attend the event. 

The president of Ukraine emphasized: Of course, Russia’s participation in the next summit will mean that “they want peace and have decided to end the military conflict”.

Zelensky recalled that he was satisfied with the outcome of the summit, which is very important for Kyiv, and considers it a success, although some countries did not support the final statement. He reminded that consultations are underway in this regard and he hopes that the number of countries that will join it will increase. Bard also mentioned and claimed that the situation in the Kharkiv region has been stabilized and in the near future the army will be strengthened and will be able to give a sharp response to Russia.

In this press conference, Zelensky also admitted the difficult situation of sending military aid to Kiev and reminded that if there is a delay in this matter, it will be too late and the current amount of aid is not enough to win.

Zelensky also expressed hope that Ukraine will receive F-16 fighters in the near future.

Kiev possibility of participation Russia did not consider peace unlikely at the second conference

Dmitry Kolba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine last night admitted the fact that in order to end the military conflict in This country should be invited to negotiations in a peaceful manner. 

Kulba emphasized: Dialogue with Moscow is inevitable for Kyiv. We hope that the next meeting will lead to an end to the military conflict, of course, for this, both sides of the conflict must approach negotiations. We understand very well that the moment will come when it is necessary to talk with the Russian side.

The diplomat also noted that the Ukrainian authorities were treated differently by the Western countries and South of the world receives and representatives of the latter emphasize the necessity of “reconciliation” in negotiations with Russia.  He said: “During the Swiss summit, voices were heard from representatives of the southern world about the difficult compromises that Ukraine should make. This is certainly not what we hear from our Western partners.”

Russian diplomat: Kiev officials are non-negotiable

Vasily Nebenzia, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, announced in an interview this morning, Monday, that according to the Moscow authorities, Vladimir Zelensky, whose presidential term ended on May 20, He does not have the necessary ability and responsibility to conduct negotiations.

He said: We have repeatedly confirmed our readiness for dialogue. And these are not just statements of a declarative nature, and the president has personally announced this issue. Meanwhile, in April 2022, our negotiators signed the Istanbul Agreements. The document was also signed by the head of the Ukrainian delegation.

The Russian diplomat recalled that the Anglo-Saxon sponsors of Kiev are trying to prevent a peaceful solution to the conflict. They have done and are doing everything, because their goal is something else.

He added in the end: “Therefore, the only logical conclusion that can be drawn is that the Zelensky regime is able to There is no negotiation. Here, a question arises: can an agreement be reached without dialogue? Of course, such incompetence is the general characteristic of the foreign policy of the current authorities in Kyiv.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced last night after his meeting with Danish Prime Minister Matt Fredriksen that Kiev expects F-16 fighter jets in the near future.

He wrote about this in a message on his Telegram channel: In this meeting, we had the opportunity to discuss the progress of the preparations for the transfer of F planes. – 16 Danes to talk to Ukraine.

Zelensky emphasized that these fighters should be provided to Ukraine in the near future. According to him, in the conversation with Fredriksen, opinions were also exchanged about the beginning of negotiations for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.

Swiss summit’s emphasis on the need to release all prisoners of war

The final document approved at the Burgenstock Conference states that all prisoners of war who were captured during the military conflict in Ukraine should be released.

According to the English publication The Independent, the document identified three problems as a result of the military conflict in Ukraine, which the conference participants agreed to work on. The first paragraph deals with the unconditional support of the safe operation of nuclear power plants in accordance with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) standards.

According to this publication, the second paragraph states Global food security depends on uninterrupted food production and supply. In this regard, access to Black Sea and Azov sea ports in Ukraine is very important. And in the third paragraph, it is emphasized that all Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war should be released through full exchange.

It is also emphasized that achieving peace requires cooperation and dialogue between The parties are involved. However, more than 10 countries refused to sign the final statement of the summit on Ukraine. This document was supported by 80 out of 92 countries. Among the countries that do not fully agree with the contents of this statement are Armenia, Bahrain, Brazil and the UAE.

Switzerland’s readiness to organize the next conference on Ukraine

Viola Amherd, the president of Switzerland announced that her country is ready to organize new meetings on the possible settlement of the conflict in Ukraine.

p style=”text-align:justify”>He indicated that more meetings would be organized in Switzerland if necessary, adding that the Bern authorities would continue to actively participate in such discussions. Amherd also admitted that the vast majority of decisions taken at the event will be implemented only with the participation of Russia, and many participants of the conference also pointed to this issue.  

Vladimir Zelenskyi, the president of Ukraine, also spoke about the possibility of holding a second meeting. He said that preparing the conditions for the next event “will take months, not years”.

Von der Leyen: Long road ahead for peace in Ukraine Is

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, expressed the opinion that the road to peace in Ukraine will be long.  In a press conference after the Swiss summit, he said: “Peace in Ukraine will not be achieved in one step and there is a long way to go.” He also asked Moscow to pay attention to the request of the international community. Von der Leyen pointed out that when “Russia prepares for peace based on the UN Charter”, it will “join the efforts” of Western countries to resolve this situation.

Hungary offered to mediate between the European Union and Russia regarding Ukraine

Peter Szijártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary at the summit in Switzerland regarding Ukraine announced that Budapest is ready to help provide mediation services to establish communication between the European Union, Kyiv and Moscow. “Perhaps we are the last European country that has not cut off its communication channels with Russia. They are open, so our role in this field is essential, to end the war, to save the youth and to prevent further separation of families, we are ready to help and talk with the conflicting parties, but please do not take my words as negative, our goal Ending the military conflict in Ukraine.”

Szijártó stressed that more than 150,000 Hungarian citizens live in western Ukraine and Budapest has all the data that “How many of them were included in the mobilization law and how many of them were killed on the battlefield”.

Finland’s president asked China to influence Russia’s performance

Finnish President Alexander Stubb told reporters on the sidelines of a peace conference in Switzerland that China should influence Russia to avoid a military conflict in End Ukraine.

He said: I want China to influence Putin [Russian President] so that he ends this bloody military conflict.

Finland’s president also mentioned the role of southern countries in achieving peace in Ukraine.

A few days ago, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, whose country refused to participate in the Swiss summit, emphasized that Beijing is in favor of holding a real conference that would be recognized by both sides of the conflict – Moscow and Kiev.

American media: more than 2750 people were released from Ukrainian prisons and sent to the front

Newspaper ” The Washington Post reported on Sunday that in Ukraine, more than 2,750 people have been released from prisons to serve in the country’s armed forces and go to the front line of the war against Russia.

According to the information of this publication, the government of Ukraine, according to the new Basij law, has released the convicts who were serving their sentences in relation to crimes such as drug trafficking, armed attacks, murder and other serious crimes.

A person named Sergei, who has served 11 years of his 14-year sentence for armed attack and is willing to be sent to the front in exchange for parole, told the Washington Post reporter “I’m not sure they really treat us like normal warriors,” he said. <...> Maybe they want to use us like ball meat. I have no hope of returning from the front.”

An unnamed Ukrainian military official involved in the process of mobilizing prisoners into the army also told the newspaper that no one The success of this initiative is beyond belief. In addition, according to him, it is very likely that convicts sent to the front will try to escape, and for this reason, they are used in separate military units and under security conditions for logistical work behind the front line. 

Ulianov: The Agency should approve Ukraine’s attacks on the Zaporizhia power plant

Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna last night, in an interview with Izvestia newspaper, emphasized that if the shelling of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant continues, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should admit the involvement of the armed forces of Ukraine in attacks on nuclear facilities.

He said: “If the attacks continue, sooner or later evidence will appear.” And then Rafael Grossi, the director general of the agency, will be forced to announce the truth. So far, the circumstances have allowed him to point to the lack of 100% evidence.”

The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in the southern regions of Ukraine has been under Russian control since 2022. Is. Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of attacking these facilities. Moscow has repeatedly provided the international community with evidence that Ukrainian forces were involved in these attacks, but the agency, despite the presence of its experts at the power plant, has refused to admit this issue for political reasons. Since April 2024, drone attacks on the facility have increased.

Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, also expressed his concern in a conversation with Izvestia reporter that the most obvious danger for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is shelling or drone attacks. But there are less obvious risks as well.

“I think the most obvious risk is direct physical attack, for example, shelling or attacks,” he said. Drones to nuclear power plants, as has happened before. But there are other risks that are less obvious, or at least not known to the public.”

Grossi explained: The external power supply of the plant are connected: that is, if the power is lost, the emergency cooling function will be interrupted, but this does not mean that a nuclear accident will occur immediately, because the station is still equipped with emergency power. Generators are, of course, the last line of defense for facilities. In addition, the fuel of these emergency generators is supplied with gas, gasoline, etc., and when this fuel runs out, a very difficult situation will arise. This is not a hypothetical threat, but a very real danger.”

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is also concerned about the level of protection of spent fuel storage facilities. According to him, this area is even more vulnerable than the reactors.

The agency’s cooperation with Russia will continue style=”text-align:justify”>Rafael Grossi also announced in this interview: “Russia is a leading nuclear power. The company “Ras Atom” is the number one supplier of nuclear energy in the world. As I said before, Ras Atom is even present in countries that impose sanctions against Russia and are clearly pro-Ukraine in the military conflict.  Despite all these problems, Russia is involved in creating a nuclear order. “It goes without saying that this cooperation is strong and will continue.” slow He also considered his regular contacts with Alexey Likhachev, the head of Russia’s Rosatom company, irreplaceable. 

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