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☆ Ukraine gets two IRIS-T air defense systems from Germany -Zelenskiy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks as he attends a meeting with Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Leo Varadkar (not pictured) at Horodetskyi House, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/Pool/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Ukraine has received two IRIS-T air defense systems from Germany, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his address on Thursday. "Two new IRIS-T launchers have been delivered to Ukraine. This is a powerful and much-needed air defense system," he said and thanked Germany for supplying the weapons. Reporting by Nick Starkov in Kyiv, writing by Maria Tsvetkova in New York, editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Leo Varadkar, Clodagh, Nick Starkov, Maria Tsvetkova, Chris Reese Organizations: Ireland's, REUTERS, Rights, IRIS, Thomson Locations: Horodetskyi, Ukraine, Kyiv, Germany, Ukrainian, New York

Ukrainian, Russian and international officials say there is no prospect of direct peace talks between Ukraine and Russia at the moment, as the war continues to rage and Kyiv seeks to reclaim territory through a counter-offensive. Neither the Jeddah gathering - which is expected to begin on Friday, with the main discussions on Saturday and Sunday - nor the peace summit would involve Russia, officials say. Saudi Arabia, along with Turkey, played a mediation role in a major prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia last September. Zelenskiy attended an Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia in May this year, at which Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed his readiness to mediate in the war. A second senior EU official said Saudi Arabia reached "into parts of the world where (Ukraine's) classical allies would not get to as easily".

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Leo Varadkar, Clodagh, Zhovkva, Zelenskiy, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Jake Sullivan, Matt Miller, there's, Dmitry Peskov, Olena Harmash, Carien du Plessis, Gabriela Baczynska, Daphne Psaledakis, Laurie Chen, Martin Pollard, Jon Boyle Organizations: Ireland's, REUTERS, Global, Reuters, European Commission, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Russia, Arab, Saudi Crown, EU, . National, U.S . State, Thomson Locations: Horodetskyi, Ukraine, Kyiv, Jeddah, China, BRUSSELS, LONDON, Saudi Arabia, Russia, India, Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, Moscow, Copenhagen, Riyadh, United States, U.S

☆ Ukraine hopes to hold peace summit this autumn, Zelenskiy says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks as he attends a meeting with Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar (not pictured) at Horodetskyi House, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/Pool/File PhotoKYIV, Aug 2 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he hoped a Ukraine "peace summit" could be held this autumn, and that this week's talks in Saudi Arabia were a stepping stone towards that goal. "Autumn is very soon, but there is still time to prepare for the summit and involve most of the world's countries." Zelenskiy and his team are working with allies to build broad support for a "peace summit" that would endorse principles to underpin a settlement to end the war started by Russia's full-scale invasion almost 18 months ago. The summit would build on a 10-point plan outlined by Kyiv last autumn that has been actively promoted by Zelenskiy.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Leo Varadkar, Clodagh, Zelenskiy, Russia's, Olena, Tom Balmforth Organizations: Ireland's, REUTERS, Kyiv, Thomson Locations: Horodetskyi, Ukraine, Kyiv, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Russia

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