Russia says it shares main approaches of African peace plan, and UK's Sunak will ask businesses to back Ukraine reconstruction as fighting enters its 480th day Follow our live coverage👇
Ukrainian soldiers of the 28th Separate Mechanised Brigade hold their positions at the front line near the town of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, / Photo: AFPRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said in televised remarks that Moscow shared the main approaches of an African peace plan, but Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying it was difficult to realise.
Peskov was quoted as saying Russia would continue dialogue with the African countries whose representatives brought their proposals to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.Lavrov said the African leaders had not brought Putin any message from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Sunak will use the International Ukraine Recovery Conference 2023 to urge the private sector to make the war-torn nation"financially stronger" and"technologically advanced", the prime minister's office said. More than 1,000 foreign dignitaries from 61 states along with business chiefs and global investors will join Sunak in London on Wednesday.
The two-day summit, which is being jointly hosted by the UK and Ukraine, aims to unlock the potential of the private sector to help rebuild Ukraine.For our live updates from Saturday , click
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