- China and India attending talks in Jeddah
- Ukraine seeks agreement on principles for peace
- Russia will not be at the meeting
The Ukrainian flag floats in the air from the tower of the City Hall. 33rd anniversary of raising the Ukrainian flag in Lviv, western Ukraine, on April 3rd, 2023.
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Senior officials from some 40 countries including the U.S., China and India held talks in Saudi Arabia on Saturday that Kyiv and its allies hope will lead to agreement on key principles for a peaceful end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The two-day meeting is part of a diplomatic push by Ukraine to build support beyond its core Western backers by reaching out to Global South countries that have been reluctant to take sides in a conflict that has hit the global economy.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who hopes to agree principles for a summit of global leaders that he is seeking on…