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Saudi Arabia kicks off Ukraine talks that exclude Russia

 Published: 11:24, 6 August 2023

Saudi Arabia kicks off Ukraine talks that exclude Russia

Saudi Arabia has kicked off a weekend summit in Jeddah, in which senior officials from some 40 countries – but not Russia – will aim to draft key principles on how to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday welcomed the wide range of countries represented in the talks that began on Saturday, including developing countries hit hard by the surge in food prices triggered by the war.

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