Sybiha hints at a possible end to the war: “Follow the news”
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said diplomacy must play a larger role in pursuing peace and stopping Russia’s aggression.
- He said Ukraine remains in continuous contact with a US negotiating group after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met its members.
- Sybiha predicted new momentum as political and diplomatic activity resumes in capitals around the world.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged people to watch for developments after describing a possible new phase in efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Speaking at a joint news conference in Kyiv with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Sybiha was asked whether Russia’s continuing attacks on Kyiv showed that Moscow genuinely wanted negotiations.
Diplomacy must play an increasingly active role in achieving peace and stopping Russian aggression, and this is impossible without US involvement.
“Diplomacy must play an increasingly active role in achieving peace and stopping Russian aggression, and this is impossible without US involvement,” Sybiha said, calling that the geopolitical reality.
This dialogue has never been interrupted. I recommend that you follow the news now.
He referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent meeting with a group of US negotiators and said Kyiv remained in regular contact with members of the delegation. “This dialogue has never been interrupted. I recommend that you follow the news now,” he said.
Sybiha added that Ukraine had taken no summer break from the war or its peace efforts. “We are fighting for our land, we are fighting for a just peace,” he said. In his view, fresh momentum would emerge as political and diplomatic activity resumed in many world capitals. “So follow the news,” he said.
We are fighting for our land, we are fighting for a just peace.
Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.