German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for renewed efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine, adding that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed on the need for a new peace conference that would include Russia.
“I believe that now is the time to talk about how to get peace out of this state of war, and really at a faster pace,” Scholz told the ZDF network.
Scholz is under pressure at home after all three parties in his centre-left coalition suffered painful losses in regional elections in two provinces seven days ago, while groups seeking better relations with Moscow won more votes.
The nationalist party Alternative for Germany (AFD) and the populist party BSV, which oppose military support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia, recorded record gains.
In July, Zelensky said that the goal is to have a plan ready in November that would enable Kyiv to hold a second international summit on peace in Ukraine and that representatives of Russia should attend.
In June, Ukraine hosted delegations from 92 countries for the first summit in Switzerland to advance its plan for peace, Srna writes.
