In U-turn, Kyiv Calls for Another Summit on Ukraine—With Russian Participation

Moscow, meanwhile, demands guarantees that Ukraine will never join the Western NATO alliance.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends the closing press conference during the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, in Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 16, 2024. Sedat Suna/Getty Images

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for a second international summit—to be held with the possible participation of Russia—later this year.

“I think representatives of Russia should be at the second summit,” Mr. Zelenskyy told reporters in Kyiv on July 15.