A commentary on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website said the meeting had exposed differences between participants and produced no increase in support for the proposals. Ukraine has sought, through the meetings and other diplomatic moves, to garner greater support from the “global south,” with many countries having stayed on the sidelines in the conflict. Zelenskiy’s Chief of Staff, Andriy Yermak, said there were participants at the Davos meeting from 18 Asian countries, 12 African countries, and six South American countries. ADVERTISEMENTREAD: More countries join talks on Ukraine leader’s peace formulaThe Swiss government agreed after the latest gathering on Zelenskiy’s peace plan to host a global peace summit on Ukraine at Zelenskiy’s request. Subscribe to our daily newsletter SIGN ME UPKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed the Davos talks as “simply talking for the sake of talking,” saying there could be no moves towards a settlement without Russia’s participation.
