Ukraine's Zelenskiy seeks support for peace plan at Arab League summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks as he attends the Arab League summit, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia May 19, 2023 in this screengrab from a video by Saudi TV/Handout via REUTERS

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged countries attending an Arab League summit on Friday to support his peace initiative for ending Russia's war in Ukraine.

Zelenskiy, making his first trip as president to Saudi Arabia, said in an address that delegates would each receive the text of the 10-point peace plan, and asked them to work with Ukraine directly without intermediaries.