Russian Foreign Minister claims discussion about second Peace Summit contains “inacceptable approaches”

Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, has claimed that the discussion concerning the organisation of the second Peace Summit regarding the situation in Ukraine contains approaches that are unacceptable for Russia and "many other" states. Source: European Pravda with reference to Lavrov at a UN press conference on 17 July Details: Lavrov claimed that "Zelenskyy's formula" lies at the core of the discussions concerning the second Peace Summit, and "everybody has long been aware of its unacceptability".

"Speaking about what they [the participants of the potential second Peace Summit - ed.] will be up to, everyone listed the approaches that are absolutely one-sided and absolutely unacceptable for us and for many others who are sincerely interested in peace," Lavrov said.

Background:

Earlier, Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the Office of the President, stated that Ukraine is determined to hold the second Peace Summit by the end of 2024.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, stated that the representatives of Russia must be present at the second Peace Summit.
Zelenskyy reported that the plan for the second Peace Summit must be ready in November.

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