Its leaders G7 they will discuss a proposal to hold a peace conference on Ukraine during a three-day meeting they will be holding this week in Hiroshima her Japan.

The proposal to hold such a Summit, in which Moscow will not participate, is promoted by the Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky.

However, in the eyes of the G7 leaders, the proposal could also be a diplomatic counterbalance to the peace plans promoted by Beijing in Ukraine.

Zelensky, for his part, presented a 10-point cessation of hostilities plan that calls on Moscow to withdraw all its troops from Ukrainian territory.

Beijing, on the other hand, has presented its own 12-point plan that does not include a complete withdrawal of all Russian troops from Ukraine as a peace condition.

Special Representative of the Chinese Government for Eurasian Affairs (and former Ambassador of Beijing to Moscow), Lee Huivisited Kyiv this week.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba however, he made it clear that Kyiv was not going to accept any proposals to end the war with Russia, which would entail the loss of Ukrainian territories.

Western leaders stress that peace talks should only take place when Kyiv wants them to, and that Ukrainian success on the battlefield is the best way for Ukraine to secure a “just peace.”

At the same time, however, Western supporters of Kyiv are increasingly concerned that U.S. military support for Ukraine could begin to wane ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

The EU spokesman said, according to the FT, that the leaders of the G7, who are due to take part in a three-day summit that starts tomorrow, Friday, in Hiroshima, will discuss, among other things, the idea of ​​holding a peace summit. this summer, which will be aimed at promoting Zelensky’s peace plan.

Source: FT