Peace talks for Ukraine in Saudi Arabia end without progress

The Arab League summit involving representatives from 42 countries held on Saturday, August 5, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ended without significant progress towards ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, according to participants.

Bilateral meetings are anticipated to take place on Sunday.

The goal of Kyiv was to garner support from emerging nations like Brazil, India, South Africa, and China.

These nations express opposition to the war but do not back Ukraine.

As announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the “peace formula” was discussed in the meeting.

This ten-point proposal, presented by Zelensky in November 2022, aims to end the conflict with Russia.

The Kremlin, however, was not invited to the meeting.

Zelensky’s demands include the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukrainian territory and the restitution of the Crimean Peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014.

In his speech, Celso Amorim, the International Affairs Advisor to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, asserted that “any genuine negotiation” must “include all parties.”

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