Zelenskyy calls on countries of the Global South to promote peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

President of Ukraine did not mention China this time, but put forward another request! After rejecting the idea that China might serve as a security guarantee country, Zelenskyy once again came out to clarify his position. On August 23, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy stated that countries in the Global South should push Russia to seek peace in its war with Ukraine, including persuading Russian President Putin to sit at the negotiating table.

Zelenskyy said, I reiterate that I am willing to meet with the Russian President in any form. However, we see Moscow once again trying to delay everything. It is crucial that now the countries in the Global South should send a signal together and push Russia towards peace. Obviously, Zelenskyy did not mention us this time, but he has put another request to the countries in the Global South, which is to ask them to apply pressure on Russia and persuade Russia to sit at the negotiating table.

In fact, we maintain a very close relationship with the countries in the Global South, and in the non-Western world, it is generally believed that we are the most influential country for the countries in the Global South. Regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict, many countries in the Global South have kept the same position as us. Ukraine is well aware of the general position of the countries in the Global South. Ukraine believes that Russia does not want to talk, but whether the countries in the Global South see it this way is another issue.

Moreover, from the perspective of the countries in the Global South, the Russia-Ukraine war is not a matter of taking sides. Ukraine's request for the countries in the Global South to exert pressure on Russia essentially globalizes the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Obviously, the Russia-Ukraine war is essentially first and foremost a matter between Russia and Ukraine, then a matter between the US, Europe, Ukraine, and Russia. As for imposing the problem of the Russia-Ukraine war onto the countries in the Global South, the countries in the Global South do not accept it. Therefore, Zelenskyy's attempt to exert pressure will certainly have no effect.

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