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A meeting on the Ukrainian peace formula is being held in Davos, Switzerland

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Liza Brovko
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In Davos, Switzerland, Ukraine is holding the fourth meeting of national security advisors regarding the Ukrainian peace formula. Among the participants are 81 countries and international organizations, but China is not among them — it will miss the meeting for the third time.

Bloomberg and Reuters write about it.

At the current meeting, five points of the Ukrainian peace formula are being discussed: withdrawal of Russian troops, restoration of justice, environmental security, prevention of escalation and recurrence of war, confirmation of the end of the war.

The meeting was chaired by the head of the Presidentʼs Office, Andriy Yermak, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, Ignazio Cassis.

According to Cassis, this meeting is likely to be the last at the level of foreign ministers. In the future, Kyiv wants to hold a summit of leaders regarding the Peace Formula, but the date and place have not yet been determined. Some countries consider the summit at the level of leaders premature, while others want to involve Russia in the negotiations.

The meeting of advisers took place before the official start of the World Economic Forum, which will be attended by President Volodymyr Zelenskyi for bilateral meetings. Also, Ukrainian representatives will hold talks with investors and company managers, dedicated to the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine and the use of frozen Russian assets.

What is the Ukrainian peace formula?

On November 15, 2022, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky presented the Ukrainian Peace Formula during a speech to the participants of the G20 Summit in Bali. Here is what it provides:

In December 2023 , a secret meeting was held in Saudi Arabia between Ukraine, its G7 allies and a small group of countries in the Global South to enlist their support for the Ukrainian peace formula.