By organizing the second Peace Summit, Ukraine is signaling to the world that the initiative to end the war is still in its hands, states political scientist Oleh Saakian in a comment to RBC-Ukraine’s YouTube channel. In his view, Ukraine needs the Peace Summit to maintain the initiative and to ensure that any other peace plans or proposals cannot proceed. Saakian emphasized that the Peace Summit is a necessity, not a mechanism for achieving peace immediately. He also noted that representatives from Russia will not agree to attend any of the Summits. “The Peace Summit is not about ‘getting eve…
