Ukraine keen to end war with Russia soon, foreign minister says at Antalya Diplomacy Forum

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said his nation is keen to end the war with Russia soon, urging for a reform of global multilateral organisations – a call backed by other nations including separately by Moscow at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey.
Ukraine wants peace. We want to end the war this year. [But] it has to be just, long-lasting and comprehensive,” Sybiha said on Saturday, calling for parties to respect the United Nations charter.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha is urging for a reform of global multilateral organisations. Photo: Handout

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov had however warned ahead of that meeting not to expect any breakthroughs, though the process of normalising relations was ongoing. On Friday, European nations agreed to US$24 billion in military aid for Kyiv.

On Saturday in Turkey, Sybiha said the Ukraine war signalled how the international institutional system under the UN had become “dysfunctional”. “We need additional tools of enforcement. We need reforms,” he argued, adding that amendments were needed to implement humanitarian laws.

“It is important that international laws should be laws, not simply declarations,” he said, adding that if the conflict did not end in a “fair way”, then “the price for everybody will be high”.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a keynote speech on the first day of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in his country. Photo: Handout
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a keynote speech on the first day of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in his country. Photo: Handout

Sybiha was among speakers at multiple panels at the three-day Antalya Diplomacy Forum, where leaders and diplomats, especially from the Global South, urged more inclusion for their region in international decision-making. They warned that deepening geopolitical fractures and economic rivalries were weakening international cooperation.

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