On Sunday 14 January, during the fourth meeting of national security advisers on the Ukraine peace formula, in Davos, a European official reiterated “the EU’s support for the principles of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s ten-point peace plan and its commitment to continue supporting Ukraine for as long as necessary”.
Some 83 delegations took part in the meeting, including 18 partners from Asia and 12 from Africa - the largest attendance to date.
“It was an open and constructive meeting, during which the key principles on which a comprehensive, just and lasting peace must be built for Ukraine and the whole world were discussed in detail. Such peace can only be based on the Charter of the United Nations, the relevant resolutions of the UN General Assembly and the key principles of international law”, stated the co-chairs of the meeting, Ukraine and Switzerland, in a joint statement.
The Ukrainians presented the results of the working groups on a number of points in the peace plan: the withdrawal of Russian troops and the cessation of hostilities; justice; environmental protection; the prevention of escalation, and confirmation of the end of the war. Food security and humanitarian issues, including the abduction of Ukrainian children, were also discussed.
Ukraine’s western partners expressed their unequivocal support for Kyiv and its peace plans, calling on the southern countries to make Russia understand the importance of respecting the UN Charter and its fundamental principles in the interests of global security, the European source added. Some southern countries reportedly stressed the need to respond to Russia’s concerns. (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)