The Ukraine is losing the war and Zelensky is now open to negotiating with Russia. Russia has previously said it will no longer negotiate with Zelensky as Z's term in office expired and Z cancelled elections; Putin has said Z is not the legitimate leader of the Ukraine.
My notes on a few key portions of the article "War in Ukraine: Zelensky wants Russia to take part in a new peace summit"
lemonde.fr ^ | July 17, 2024 | vanity, Emmanuel GrynszpanPosted on 7/19/2024, 10:13:11 AM by ransomnote
I'm posting a few notes about an article in Le Monde, because the French publication does not permit partial reproduction of an article.
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https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/07/17/war-in-ukraine-zelensky-wants-russia-to-take-part-in-a-new-peace-summit_6687222_4.html
1. Zelensky has opened the door to direct negotiations with Moscow without making the departure of Russian occupying forces a pre-condition.
2. The first peace summit since talks broke down in Spring of 2022 included 100 countries meeting in Switzerland. Russia was not invited. That summit ended with a timid declarations, which did not include an appeal to Russia to halt its invasion, was signed by 80 countries.
3. Zelensky outlined a new plan on Monday which does not include talk of a ceasefire but identifies three areas of work: Energy security, Black Sea shipping (re Ukrainian exports), and prisoner exchanges.
Ukraine and Russia are like an old ex married couple after a long divorce. But, they are still one and the same as before, Ukes are just the gypsy ex relative now. You know, count your rings if you shake their hand.