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Any ‘real’ talks on Ukraine should include Russia – Brazil Any ‘real’ talks on Ukraine should include Russia – Brazil
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The conflict in Ukraine is a “chapter in the longstanding rivalry” between Russia and the West, according to Brazilian envoy The conflict in Ukraine is a “chapter in the longstanding rivalry” between Russia and the West, according to the Brazilian envoy
The head of the Brazilian delegation expressed his doubts at achieving any progress towards peace in Ukraine if Russia is not involved in the negotiations. He made the remarks remotely during the first day of Saudi-hosted summit currently taking place in Jeddah, where Moscow was not invited. The head of the Brazilian delegation to a Saudi-hosted summit on the Ukraine conflict has expressed doubt that any progress can be made without Russia's involvement in the negotiations. 
“Any real negotiation must include all parties,” Brazil’s chief presidential adviser, Celso Amorim, told the Saudi-hosted gathering via videolink on Saturday. Brazil’s chief presidential adviser, Celso Amorim, made the remarks by video link on first day of the gathering in Jeddah, to which Moscow was not invited.
“Although Ukraine is the biggest victim, if we really want peace, we have to involve Moscow in this process somehow,” he added, according to a copy of his statement, reported by G1 news. “Any real negotiation must include all parties. Although Ukraine is the biggest victim, if we really want peace, we have to involve Moscow in this process somehow,” he said, according to a copy of his statement reported by the Brazilian news website G1.
Some 40 countries have been invited to participate in the talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia this weekend, but it remains unclear how many nations will send delegations or at least join the talks remotely.  Some 40 countries have been invited to the weekend talks Saudi Arabia. Many of them have so far resisted US pressure to take sides in the crisis, seeing the conflict as a proxy war between major powers in which they want no part.
Many of the nations invited to the summit have so far resisted US pressure to take sides in the crisis, seeing the conflict as a contest between superpowers in which they want no part. Previously the talks were rejected by the Mexican president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who called the meeting “pointless” unless Russia was present. Previously the talks were rejected by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who called the meeting “pointless” unless Russia was present.
“This is not only a conflict between Russia and Ukraine,” the head of the Brazilian delegation added on Saturday, according to the New York Times. “This is also a chapter in the longstanding rivalry between Russia and the West.”“This is not only a conflict between Russia and Ukraine,” the head of the Brazilian delegation added on Saturday, according to the New York Times. “This is also a chapter in the longstanding rivalry between Russia and the West.”
Moscow remains skeptical about the “peace plan” presented at the Jeddah event, saying that it is a mere attempt by the West to try and persuade neutral countries to back the so-called “ten-point peace formula” proposed by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. According to the Foreign Ministry previously, the negotiations in the proposed format amounted to “an attempt to exploit the sincere intentions of [participating] countries to cobble together an anti-Russian coalition.” Moscow remains skeptical about any “peace plan” to be presented in Jeddah, saying the summit is a mere attempt by the West to persuade neutral countries to back the so-called “ten-point peace formula” proposed by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that the plan calls for Russia to “totally capitulate” and turn a blind eye to Kiev’s persecution of ethnic Russians. However, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Russia would keep an eye on the meeting, reiterating that Moscow has always welcomed attempts to settle the conflict peacefully. The Russian Foreign Ministry has previously said the negotiations in the proposed format amount to “an attempt to exploit the sincere intentions of [participating] countries to cobble together an anti-Russian coalition.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that the Ukrainian plan calls for Russia to “totally capitulate” and turn a blind eye to Kiev’s persecution of ethnic Russians. However, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said Russia would keep an eye on the Saudi meeting, reiterating that Moscow has always welcomed attempts to settle the conflict peacefully.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the talks “will not be useless” if they “help the West understand that Zelensky’s plan has no prospects.”Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the talks “will not be useless” if they “help the West understand that Zelensky’s plan has no prospects.”