Zelenskyy’s chief-of-staff says 58 states have endorsed Kyiv's peace formula
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Fifty-eight countries have already supported the peace formula presented by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak said in a post on his Telegram channel on Aug. 12.
"The fifth meeting with representatives of foreign diplomatic missions on the implementation of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Peace Formula (has been held)," Yermak said.
“Already 58 countries are with us (at the previous meeting, there were 43 representatives of states).”
President Zelenskyy presented his ten-point peace formula at the G20 summit in November 2022. It includes the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity, the withdrawal of Russian troops, the release of all prisoners, a tribunal for those responsible for military aggression, and security guarantees for Ukraine.
At the end of March, during his address to the Council of Europe, Zelenskyy called for a summit on the peace formula for Ukraine to be held in one of Europe’s capitals.
China, Brazil, the Vatican, and representatives of African countries are also trying to present their own versions of a peace plan for Ukraine.
On Feb. 24, 2023, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a "position paper" on resolving the war in Ukraine. It consisted of 12 points, including: a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, the resumption of peace talks, the end of "unilateral sanctions" against Russia, the functioning of the Black Sea grain corridor, safety at nuclear power plants, and the abandonment of nuclear weapons.
However, the Chinese position did not include a Russian withdrawal from the parts of Ukraine it has occupied.
Meanwhile, on April 30, Catholic Church leader Pope Francis announced that the Vatican would set up a peacekeeping mission to end Russia's war against Ukraine, but the activities of this mission have not yet been made public.
On May 10, Brazilian President Lula da Silva announced his willingness to mediate between Ukraine and Russia in peace talks. He stated that he had already discussed this initiative with the leadership of China and the UAE.
Earlier, Lula da Silva called on the United States to stop military support for Ukraine. He said the United States and the European Union should "start talking about peace."
A large majority of Ukrainians want Western military aid to Ukraine to continue, and for talks with Russia to begin only after all Russian troops have been withdrawn from all of Ukrainian territory, including Crimea and the parts of the Donbas Russia invaded in 2014.
On May 16, African leaders launched a new initiative for peace in Ukraine. It provides for the start of "negotiations" with Russia, even if the occupation forces do not leave the territory of Ukraine. In early June, a "peacekeeping mission" visited Kyiv and Moscow, which included the presidents of South Africa, Egypt, Zambia, the Republic of Congo, and Uganda.
Zelenskyy's administration emphasized that Ukraine is ready to listen to all peace formulas offered by other states, but that only the Ukrainian one can be applied.
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