Russia says it won't accept 'ultimatum-type' invitations to second Ukraine peace summit


Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova attends a news conference in Moscow, Russia, April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that attempts to involve Russia in a second peace summit on Ukraine were ultimatums which Moscow would not accept.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he aimed to have a plan ready in November to enable Kyiv to hold a second international peace summit, and he said representatives of Russia should attend.

Delegations from 92 countries took part in a first summit in Switzerland last month. Russia was not invited and dismissed the event as a waste of time.

(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Lucy Papachristou; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)

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