German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agree that Russia should be included in a future peace conference aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. He called Sunday for stepped up efforts to solve the conflict.
Ukraine ’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers his speech as he attends The Europe an House Ambrosetti economic forum in Cernobbio, Como Lake, Italy, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. said Sunday he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agree that Russia should be included in a future peace conference aimed at endingA previous peace conference June 15-16 in Switzerland ended with 78 countries expressing support for Ukraine ’s “territorial integrity” but otherwise left the path forward unclear.
“I believe that now is the moment when we must discuss how we get out of this war situation faster than the current impression is,” Scholz said in an interview with Germany’s ZDF public television aired Sunday. “There will certainly be a further peace conference, and the president and I agree that it must be one with Russia present,” Scholz said.
Scholz is facing more political discontent at home over his government’s support including money and weapons for Ukraine after populist parties that oppose arming Ukraine did well in state elections Sept. 1 at the expense of parties in his three-party governing coalition. Some members of his Social Democratic Party have also called for more emphasis on diplomacy toward Russia.
Zelenskyy has presented a 10-point peace formula that calls for the expulsion of all Russian forces from Ukrainian territory and accountability for war crimes.
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