Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed support for India hosting the second peace summit, as Kyiv seeks to strengthen diplomatic relations with the Global South.
This follows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic visit to Ukraine on Friday, when he became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the country since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Following his talks with Zelenskyy, Modi stressed that the only way to resolve the Ukraine war is ‘through peace and diplomacy.’
On Sunday, while speaking to Indian reporters on social media, Zelenskyy said that while negotiations for the second peace summit were ongoing with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and Switzerland, he had informed Modi of his support for India hosting the summit.
“But I want to be frank, and this applies not only to India, but to any state that would be positive about hosting a second summit. We will not be able to hold a peace summit in a country that has not yet joined the peace summit communiqué,” the Ukrainian president said, as cited by Reuters.
During the peace summit in June in Switzerland, 83 countries and organizations, including the European Council, endorsed a joint communiqué supporting Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
Brazil, India and Saudi Arabia were among the countries that did not sign the communiqué.
Zelenskyy said that he discussed all of the points from the communiqué and previous peace summit during the meeting with Modi on Friday.
Zelenskyy: Trump signals his support
During the same inteview, Zelenskyy also claimed that former U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated support for Ukraine in a recent telephone conversation, adding that Trump had told him that he wanted to stop the war with Russia.
He said: “During this war, we’ve had one conversation over the phone [with Donald Trump]. I heard messages from him saying that he will support Ukraine, that he wants to stop the war so that Ukraine can be an independent, European, free country.”
Republican presidential candidate Trump is locked in a tight-run race with Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 U.S. election and has threatened U.S. withdrawal from NATO and said he would not defend allies that did not increase their defense budgets.
Following his talks with Zelenskyy, Modi stressed that the only way to resolve the Ukraine war is ‘through peace and diplomacy.’
On Sunday, while speaking to Indian reporters on social media, Zelenskyy said that while negotiations for the second peace summit were ongoing with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and Switzerland, he had informed Modi of his support for India hosting the summit.
“But I want to be frank, and this applies not only to India, but to any state that would be positive about hosting a second summit. We will not be able to hold a peace summit in a country that has not yet joined the peace summit communiqué,” the Ukrainian president said, as cited by Reuters.
During the peace summit in June in Switzerland, 83 countries and organizations, including the European Council, endorsed a joint communiqué supporting Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
Brazil, India and Saudi Arabia were among the countries that did not sign the communiqué.
Zelenskyy said that he discussed all of the points from the communiqué and previous peace summit during the meeting with Modi on Friday.
Zelenskyy: Trump signals his support
During the same inteview, Zelenskyy also claimed that former U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated support for Ukraine in a recent telephone conversation, adding that Trump had told him that he wanted to stop the war with Russia.
He said: “During this war, we’ve had one conversation over the phone [with Donald Trump]. I heard messages from him saying that he will support Ukraine, that he wants to stop the war so that Ukraine can be an independent, European, free country.”
Republican presidential candidate Trump is locked in a tight-run race with Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 U.S. election and has threatened U.S. withdrawal from NATO and said he would not defend allies that did not increase their defense budgets.
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